On May 6, 2023, El Paso voters voted on 11 amendments to change the Home Rule City Charter, which was first adopted in 1917.
On February 7, 2023, the El Paso City Council passed two ordinances: One calling for a special election asking El Paso voters to consider 10 Council-proposed Charter amendments, and one ordering a special election as required by a citizen-led petition:
ORDINANCE NO. 019436 (2023 Special Election: on Charter Amendment Propositions A though J)
ORDINANCE NO. 019437 (2023 Special Election: Citizen-Led Petition to add Climate Policy to the City Charter - Proposition K)
Read the Citizen-Led Petition to add Climate Policy to the City Charter (Prop K)
The City Charter is a primary governing document that defines the organization, powers, and functions of city government and is the foundational document of the City, comparable to the constitutions of the State of Texas and United States.
The City of El Paso Charter’s general structure is as follows:
The City Charter was last amended in 2018 - View City Charter
The City Council approved placing ten (10) proposed amendments (Propositions A through J) to the City Charter to the May 6 ballot. An eleventh (11th) amendment (Proposition K) was added to the ballot as part of a citizen-led petition to add climate policy to the City Charter. The City’s Community Meetings feature a two-part presentation to help the public understand what is on the ballot. Here are the two parts:
