Propositions A and B on Austin's May ballot are nearly identical. But one would give more power to the police oversight offices; the other would restrict it.
is at the top of the ballot. It seeks to give more power to the Office of Police Oversight and the citizen-led panel that reviews incidents of police misconduct.Proposition A: Shall the voters of Austin adopt an initiated ordinance, circulated by Equity Action, that will deter police misconduct and brutality by strengthening the City's system of independent and transparent civilian police oversight?the power of both the Office of Police oversight and the city's citizen-led panel.
In 2022, a group sought to enshrine the office's powers in the city charter , so it started a petition drive. That group? Equity Action.
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