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Voters were shooting down a proposal for the county to elect a charter commission to generally revise the county's home rule charter and frame and submit to the voters a revised charter, according to unofficial results.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
City of Round Rock Proposition B Passage of this proposition would amend the home rule charter to allow city staff to be delegated the ability to approve, approve with conditions or disapprove a plat as permitted by section 212.0065(a) of the Texas Local Government Code.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
In Jefferson Parish, local propositions include a home rule charter amendment that edits an employment definition for some parish workers, and a security tax for a Stonebridge crime prevention district.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
The suspect is on the town council of Mountain View, a 12-block home rule municipality in the Denver suburbs, the sheriff’s office confirmed to CBS News Colorado.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
City of Round Rock Proposition B Passage of this proposition would amend the home rule charter to allow city staff to be delegated the ability to approve, approve with conditions or disapprove a plat as permitted by section 212.0065(a) of the Texas Local Government Code.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
In Jefferson Parish, local propositions include a home rule charter amendment that edits an employment definition for some parish workers, and a security tax for a Stonebridge crime prevention district.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
The suspect is on the town council of Mountain View, a 12-block home rule municipality in the Denver suburbs, the sheriff’s office confirmed to CBS News Colorado.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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