Austin City Clerk Certifies 'Outside Audit' Charter Amendment Petition for November Ballot
Austin is a city in Travis County, Texas. Texas media reported that Austin City Clerk Erika Brady has certified the 'Outside Audit' charter-amendment petition submitted by Save Austin Now: 21,131 signatures were filed, of which 20,051 were valid, a 94.89 percent validity rate that clears the 20,000-signature threshold. The measure will appear on the November 2026 ballot. If approved, it would require an outside performance audit of the entire city budget every five years.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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