Austinites have resoundingly rejected a switch to a “strong mayor” form of city government.
Final but unofficial results on Saturday showed Proposition F, which would have delivered far more power into the mayor’s hands, lost by a margin wider than any in recent memory.
Progressives from labor groups and criminal justice reform organization claimed victory even while Gov. Greg Abbott said the result was in part a rebuke to Austin’s progressive leadership. At the end of the day, far more people preferred to keep Austin’s “council-manager” form of government.
The unofficial result was 14% for and 86% against with 147,657 ballots cast. Proposition G, which was intended to add an 11th Austin City Council district should Prop F pass, also failed with 43% for and 57% against.
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