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Austin City Council adopts canvass resolution, declares Proposition Q not adopted
Summary
At a Nov. 17 special meeting, the Austin City Council adopted a resolution canvassing the special election returns for Proposition Q, recording 62,952 votes for and 109,375 against and declaring the measure not adopted; the action was adopted without objection and the meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.
Mayor Watson called a special meeting of the Austin City Council to order at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday and the council adopted a resolution canvassing the results of a Nov. special election, recording 62,952 votes in favor of Proposition Q and 109,375 votes against it and declaring the proposition not adopted.
The action was introduced as Item 1: a resolution to canvass and accept the returns of the November special election. The mayor noted the vote totals and said, “Under Texas state law, only 2 council members are necessary for a quorum to canvass an election.” Council Member Siegel moved to approve the resolution; Council Member Duchin seconded. The mayor called for discussion and, “hearing none, without objection, the item is adopted,” the record shows.
The mayor then read the members voting in favor as Council Member Lane; Mayor Pro Tem Fuentes; Council Member Duchin; Council Member Alter; Council Member Siegel; and Mayor Watson. The mayor adjourned the special called meeting at 11:02 a.m.
City staff reported one person had signed up for public comment, identified in the sign-up as Lee Noodleman (transcribed alternatively as Leigh Nudleman), but the mayor said that person did not appear to be present when the item was called. The meeting was brief and procedural; no substantive debate or amendments to the resolution were recorded.
The mayor’s opening remarks noted the city was following the canvass process under state law. The resolution adopted at the meeting is the formal record that municipal officials used to accept and certify the election returns and to record that Proposition Q was not adopted based on the reported returns. The transcript contains an internal inconsistency: the mayor stated earlier that five council members were present, while the roll call read at adoption lists six members voting in favor. The record does not explain that discrepancy.
No next meeting items or follow-up actions related to the canvass were announced at the special meeting; the council adjourned after completing the canvass.
