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SPECIAL ELECTION

Goodyear voters approve city charter updates

Posted 3/15/21

Goodyear voters have approved all 10 measures updating the city’s charter.

Official results from the city’s March 9 special election show that all 10 measures were approved by healthy …

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SPECIAL ELECTION

Goodyear voters approve city charter updates

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Goodyear voters have approved all 10 measures updating the city’s charter.

Official results from the city’s March 9 special election show all 10 measures were approved by healthy margins. The election was conducted by mail-in ballot, with 57,326 ballots sent out and 9,720 ballots returned, according to a release.

In addition to multiple administrative and grammatical changes, amendments included establishing a committee to review and recommend compensation for the City Council, adopting an appointment process in the event of a vacancy on the council and removing an automatic transition from council members being elected at-large to electoral districts when the city reaches a population of 150,000.

READ: Council OKs special election on city charter

City charters provided basic governing principles for the city. Amendments on the ballot were recommended by the city’s Citizen Charter Review Ad-Hoc Committee and referred to voters by the City Council.

A breakdown of each vote is as follows:

Proposition 451: Article II The Council

Yes     61.64%

No       37.03%

Proposition 452: Article III The City Manager

Yes     71.24%

No       27.13%

Proposition 453: Article IV Administrative Departments and Offices

Yes     70.51%

No       26.97%

Proposition 454: Article VI Finance and Taxation

Yes     74.64%

No       23.65%

Proposition 455: Article VII Ordinances and Resolutions

Yes     71.15%

No       27.16%

Proposition 456: Article VIII Contracts

Yes     63.93%

No       32.94%

Proposition 457: Article IX Elections

Yes     59.23%

No       37.07%

Proposition 458: Article XI Municipal Court

Yes     69.56%

No       26.20%

Proposition 459: Article XIII General Provisions

Yes     76.63%

No       20.03%

Proposition 460: Article I Incorporation, Form of Government, Powers of City, Boundaries and Article XV Succession in Government

Yes     76.19%

No       20.74%

For a full list of the propositions with descriptions, click here.