BALLOT FORM AND RESULTS OF ELECTION.
Austin City Charter, art. IV, § 5
in effect§ 5. - BALLOT FORM AND RESULTS OF ELECTION.
The ballot used in voting upon an initiated or referred ordinance shall state the caption of the ordinance and below the caption shall set forth on separate lines the words, "For the Ordinance" and "Against the Ordinance."
Any number of ordinances may be voted on at the same election in accordance with the provisions of this article. If a majority of the votes cast is in favor of a submitted ordinance, it shall thereupon be effective as an ordinance of the city. An ordinance so adopted may be repealed or amended at any time after the expiration of two years by favorable vote of at least three-fourths of the council. A referred ordinance which is not approved by a majority of the votes cast shall be deemed thereupon repealed.
Source: Ord. No. 20180809-113, Pt. 7, 8-20-18/election of 11-6-18.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTIVINRERE_S5BAFOREELFetched: 10/27/2026