Item 3E Passed 8-2
Item 3E — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: E) providing that initiative elections and petitioned charter amendment elections must be held on the next available November election date that occurs in an even-numbered year and that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law;
"there being eight in favor, two in opposition and one abstaining. Item three E is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Robin Schneider opposed, citing the SOS petition and delayed accountability
- A UT student speaker explained the trade-off between long federal-election ballots and low-turnout May elections
- Fuentes abstained; Watson, alter and duchen opposed
The roll call
Approved 8-2
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor No
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Abstain
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 No