Election History
| Date of Election: | April 7, 1973 |
| Type of Election: | Mayor,Council,Charter,Initiative |
| City Population (at Time of the Election): | 290,300 |
| Number of Registered Voters: | 151,368 |
| Total Ballots Cast: | 63,478 |
| Percent of Registered Voters Who Voted: | 41.93% |
| Mayor | ||
| Butler, Roy | 43,753 | 72.11% |
| Olivarra, George | 8,593 | 14.16% |
| Singler, Melissa | 3,426 | 5.65% |
| Donley, Raymond (Jr.) | 1,857 | 3.06% |
| Durham, John Wallace | 1,732 | 2.85% |
| Aumla | 1,314 | 2.17% |
| Place 1 | ||
| Dryden, S. H. (Bud) | 37,031 | 60.58% |
| Birdsong, Mary | 24,098 | 39.42% |
| Place 2 | ||
| Run-Off Election Set for May 5, 1973 | ||
| Nichols, Dick | 30,331 | 49.74% |
| Binder, Bob | 29,581 | 48.51% |
| Burfeind, Jim | 1,073 | 1.76% |
| Place 3 | ||
| Love, Dan | 43,370 | 72.32% |
| DeNoie, Roland Oro | 7,924 | 13.21% |
| Schultze, Kenneth R. | 5,626 | 9.38% |
| Walker, J. Robert | 3,050 | 5.09% |
| Place 4 | ||
| Lebermann, Lowell | 34,950 | 56.04% |
| Trevino, John (Jr.) | 26,179 | 41.98% |
| West, Fred D. | 1,238 | 1.99% |
| Place 5 | ||
| Friedman, Jeffrey M. | 38,683 | 62.48% |
| Gray, Bob | 22,356 | 36.11% |
| Harris, H. Frank | 470 | 0.76% |
| Kirchner, Ben | 407 | 0.66% |
| Place 6 | ||
| Handcox, Berl L. | 38,242 | 62.29% |
| Buss, Edith | 19,004 | 30.95% |
| Parker, Kathryn | 1,908 | 3.11% |
| Casebier, Frank | 900 | 1.47% |
| Ferrell, Willie | 763 | 1.24% |
| Carter, Barry G. | 579 | 0.94% |
| Ordinance 1 - VOTE FOR ONLY ONE ORDINANCE OR AGAINST BOTH ORDINANCES. A VOTE FOR ONE ORDINANCE SHALL BE COUNTED AS A VOTE AGAINST THE OTHER ORDINANCE. - Ordinance #730308-E | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 20546 | 34.00% | 22870 | 38.00% |
| AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SIDEWALK VENDING EXCEPT ON SIDEWALKS MORE THAN 10 FEET WIDE AND THEN ONLY ON THE THIRD CLOSEST TO THE CURB PROVIDED THAT NO SELLING BE ALLOWED WITHIN 18 INCHES OF PARKING METERS, FIRE HYDRANTS, OR EMERGENCY TELEPHONES; PROHIBITING VENDING, EXCEPT OF FOOD ITEMS, FROM VEHICLES IN A METERED PARKING SPACE; PERMITTING SIDEWALK DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE BY ABUTTING STORE OWNERS; EXCEPTING PRINTED MATERIALS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. | |||
| Ordinance 1 and Ordinance 2 - VOTE FOR ONLY ONE ORDINANCE OR AGAINST BOTH ORDINANCES. A VOTE FOR ONE ORDINANCE SHALL BE COUNTED AS A VOTE AGAINST THE OTHER ORDINANCE. - Ordinance #730308-E | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 0 | 0% | 16502 | 28.00% |
| Ordinance 2 - VOTE FOR ONLY ONE ORDINANCE OR AGAINST BOTH ORDINANCES. A VOTE FOR ONE ORDINANCE SHALL BE COUNTED AS A VOTE AGAINST THE OTHER ORDINANCE. - Ordinance #730308-E | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 22870 | 38.00% | 20546 | 34.00% |
| AN ORDINANCE AGAINST ALL SIDEWALK VENDING BY PROHIBITING SIDEWALK VENDING AND OBSTRUCTIONS UPON ALL STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN; EXCEPTING THE SALE OF PRESS MATERIALS, OPERATIONS OF MOBILE RETAIL GROCERS AND DELIVERIES OF MERCHANDISE UNDER LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES; AND REPEALING AUTHORITY FOR SIDEWALK VENDING AND OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN ANY MARKET AREAS OF ANY PUBLIC STREET OR SIDEWALK. | |||
| Proposition 01 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 22180 | 37.00% | 38441 | 63.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to increase the number of City Councilmen from seven councilmen (all are now elected by place from the City at large) to eleven councilmen (six councilmen will be elected from districts of equal population by the voters of the districts, the mayor will be elected from the City at large, and four councilmen will be elected from a single list by a majority vote from the City at large). | |||
| Proposition 02 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 20360 | 34.00% | 40313 | 66.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to pay each councilman, including the mayor and mayor pro tem, $100.00 per week, or such amount in excess thereof as may from time to time be established by action of the City Council. | |||
| Proposition 03 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 39256 | 66.00% | 19994 | 34.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to delete the requirement that members of the Planning Commission must own real property, (all members must now own real property) and adding requirements that (1) members must have resided in the City one year and (2) a minimum of four members must be lay members not directly or indirectly connected with real estate and land development. | |||
| Proposition 04 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 48593 | 82.00% | 10326 | 18.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide that judges of the municipal court shall serve a two-year term rather than at the pleasure of the council; providing for removal of the judges only for cause or disability; reducing the required residence of judges within the City from three years to two years; and requiring that the judges shall have been admitted to the practice of law in the State of Texas not less than two years. | |||
| Proposition 05 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 39487 | 69.00% | 17571 | 31.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide that the Clerk of the Court, rather than the council, shall appoint such deputy clerks as may be authorized by the City Council. | |||
| Proposition 06 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 48522 | 86.00% | 7814 | 14.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide the duties and responsibilities of the Director of Finance shall be to maintain a general accounting system and to exercise financial control over all offices, departments, and agencies; to certify to the availability of funds for all proposed expenditures; to submit to the Council through the City Manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City, and to prepare a complete financial statement and report as of the end of the fiscal year, and deleting various other duties. | |||
| Proposition 07 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 45634 | 81.00% | 10606 | 19.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide that there shall be an Internal Auditor appointed by and reporting directly to the City Manager, and prescribing duties of the Internal Auditor. | |||
| Proposition 08 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 42507 | 74.00% | 14563 | 26.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to delete all references to the masculine in Article II, City Clerk. | |||
| Proposition 09 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 46331 | 82.00% | 10516 | 18.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide the City Clerk an additional ten (10) days to determine whether an initiative or referendum petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified voters, providing said petitioner an additional five (5) days for the filing of a supplementary petition, and providing an additional five (5) days for the City Clerk to certify to the sufficiency of the supplementary petition. | |||
| Proposition 10 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 48168 | 83.00% | 10169 | 17.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to prohibit the appointment of any person to any office, position, clerkship, or other service of the City when said person is related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to the Mayor, any member of the City Council or the City Manager. | |||
| Proposition 11 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 26005 | 44.00% | 33446 | 56.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to lower the age requirements for City Councilmen from 25 to 21 years and to reduce the residence requirements from 3 years to 12 months. | |||
| Proposition 12 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 40915 | 73.00% | 14814 | 27.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide for notice and public hearing prior to the institution of annexation proceedings by the City, and deleting the requirement for publication of annexation ordinances 30 days prior to final action thereon. | |||
| Proposition 13 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 52446 | 88.00% | 7190 | 12.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to provide all Council meetings shall be open to the public except as may be authorized by the laws of the State of Texas. | |||
| Proposition 14 - Ordinance #730307-A | |||
| Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
| 50584 | 89.00% | 6290 | 11.00% |
| Amendment of the City Charter to revise the term "corporation court" as it appears throughout the Charter to read "municipal court." | |||
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