Proposition I
Austin, Texas · charter amendment · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the official words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.
On the ballot
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Shall the City Charter be amended to require an Independent Affordability and Efficiency Initiative on a regular basis and before any tax rate increase election and requiring the independent contractor to identify annual and multi-year savings that exceed the cost of the contractor’s service?
Placed on the ballot by citizen petition.
From votetravis.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).
Who’s behind it
Party positions: Travis County Democratic Party: No · Travis County Republican Party: Yes
Committees registered to support or oppose Proposition I, and what they reported to the City of Austin City Clerk. Checked 2026-10-20.
Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.
Supporting
Save Austin Now PAC
Political action committee
Raised $491,588 · spent $186,995 · as reported through Sep 24, 2026
Its July 15 report lists every contribution twice, and its cover sheet says $526,231. Each is counted once here; taken as filed, the total would be $754,704.
Largest contributors as filed:
- Beasley, Roger · $25,000 · individual
own contributions since Jan 1, 2020, federal (FEC): $0 to Democratic and $61,883 to Republican candidates and party committees; Texas state (TEC): $0 to Democratic and $15,300 to Republican candidates and party committees - Hock, Stacy · $20,000 · individual
own contributions since Jan 1, 2020, federal (FEC): $0 to Democratic and $525,600 to Republican candidates and party committees; Texas state (TEC): $0 to Democratic and $844,053 to Republican candidates and party committees - Gore, Rex · $17,500 · individual
own contributions since Jan 1, 2020, federal (FEC): $0 to Democratic and $255,323 to Republican candidates and party committees; Texas state (TEC): $0 to Democratic and $685,677 to Republican candidates and party committees - DIGITAL GROWTH PARTNERSHOP[ · $15,000
Company - Webber, Neil · $15,000 · individual
own contributions since Jan 1, 2020, federal (FEC): $0 to Democratic and $500 to Republican candidates and party committees
Opposing
Austinites for Equity
Political action committee
“Austinites for Equity is committed to advancing the interests of all working people in the City of Austin and Travis County.” — its website
Raised $61,250 · spent $23,453 · as reported through Sep 24, 2026
Largest contributors as filed:
- AFSCME Local 1624 · $50,000
Labor union - UA Plumbing and Piipefitters L286 Pac Fund · $10,000
Political action committee, sponsored by UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 286 · Texas state contributions since Jan 1, 2025: $97,500 to Democratic and $0 to Republican candidates and party committees; $500 to candidates for nonpartisan offices (TEC) - Laborers' Local 1095 · $750
Labor union - Central Texas Building & Construction Trades Council · $500
Labor union
Don't DOGE Our Austin
Ballot measure committee
Raised $97,053 · spent $68,612 · as reported through Oct 16, 2026
Largest contributors as filed:
- AFSCME · $59,000
Labor union · federal PAC contributions, 2025–26: $2,117,500 to Democratic and $10,000 to Republican candidates and party committees, $10,000 to others (FEC) - Austinites for Equity · $27,000
Political action committee - Wooldridge, Greg and Lynne Dobson · $10,000 · individual
own contributions since Jan 1, 2020, federal (FEC): $497,832 to Democratic and $0 to Republican candidates and party committees, $71 to others; Texas state (TEC): $636,827 to Democratic and $0 to Republican candidates and party committees - KPW PAC · $1,053
Political action committee · Texas state contributions since Jan 1, 2025: $44,303 to Democratic and $0 to Republican candidates and party committees (TEC)
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