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Proposition A

City of Houston
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Official ballot language

Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be amended to 1) require the Houston Police Department to make enforcement of Class A and Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession its lowest law-enforcement priority with related reporting requirements and 2) prohibit Houston police officers from requesting or executing "noknock" search warrants? 

In plain English

Charter amendment that would make misdemeanor marijuana possession the Houston Police Department's lowest enforcement priority, add related reporting requirements, and bar Houston officers from requesting or executing no-knock search warrants. 

A vote FOR means

The city charter would be amended to set misdemeanor marijuana possession as HPD's lowest enforcement priority, require related reporting, and prohibit no-knock warrants by Houston police.

A vote AGAINST means

The charter would not be amended; current HPD enforcement priorities and warrant practices would continue to be governed by existing law and policy.

Fiscal impact
No fiscal estimate appears on the ballot; none was located during research.

Who supports

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Who opposes

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