Nashville for All of Us

Election Day
was
Thursday, January 22

Ballot text

Vote AGAINST RATIFICATION on #1 and #2

The proposed language of the English Only charter amendment is as follows:

English is the official language of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Official actions which bind or commit the government shall be taken only in the English language, and all official government communications and publications shall be in English. No person shall have a right to government services in any other language. All meetings of the Metro Council, Boards, and Commissions of the Metropolitan Government shall be conducted in English. The Metro Council may make specific exceptions to protect public health and safety. Nothing in this measure shall be interpreted to conflict with federal or state law.

Voters will choose either
For Ratification, or
Against Ratification

Against Ratification
is the vote supported by Nashville for All of Us

The proposed language of charter amendment #2 is as follows:

Article 19.01 shall be amended as follows:
Paragraph 1 shall be amended by replacing “ten (10) percent of the registered voters of Nashville-Davidson County voting in the preceding general election” with “1% of the total registered voters in Nashville-Davidson County.”
Paragraph 4 shall be amended by replacing “nor shall any such amendment or amendments be submitted by petition more often than once in each two (2) years” with “The people may submit amendments to the voters at any regularly scheduled general election, and by special election once per calendar year ending December 31st.”
A New Paragraph shall be added to the end of Section 19.01 stating: “An amendment approved by the people may not be amended by a Metropolitan Council-proposed resolution within four (4) years of its approval by the voters.”