Proposition D

Shall Chapter IV, Section 3 of the Dallas City Charter be amended by deleting the requirement that elections for members of the city council be held in May and instead be held according to state law and as designated by city resolution or ordinance?

The proposed changes are as follows

CHAPTER IV. ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS

SEC. 3. GENERAL ELECTION.

No primary election shall be held for the selection of nominees to the city council unless specifically required by state law. General elections for the purpose of electing members of the city council shall be held according to state lawon the first authorized election date after March 1 of each odd- numbered year. If state law does not restrict election dates, the city council shall by resolution or ordinance establish an election date on a uniform election date in May of oddnumbered years. The members elected shall compose the city council of the City of Dallas and shall serve for the terms provided in Chapter III of this Charter, or until their respective successors shall have been elected, qualified, and taken office.