McKinney voters oppose increasing term limits and City Council compensation

Updated 1:15 a.m. November 6

McKinney residents are opposing increasing term limits and compensation for city council members, with more than 40,000 residents voting to oppose two of four city charter amendment proposals that would implement the proposed changes.

The details

Unofficial election results from the Collin County Elections Office show that 117 of 117 polling places voted against two of the four proposals.

Proposal A earned 40,286 votes in favor, representing 48.84% of votes cast, and 42,176 votes against, or 51.16%. The failed proposal asked residents to cast a vote for or against allowing council members to serve three consecutive four-year terms. McKinney City Council members currently can serve two consecutive four-year terms.

Proposal B received 35,504 votes in favor, representing 44.12% of the votes cast, and 44,962 votes against, or 55.88%. The failed proposal asked voters to change council member compensation by providing $750 per month to newly elected council members and $1,000 per month for newly elected mayors starting Oct. 1, 2025. Council members currently receive a $50 stipend per city council meeting, as well as a $100 monthly stipend for the mayor.

Two proposals regarding language changes to the charter were approved by more than 70% of voters.

Proposal C earned 59,276 votes in favor, representing 74.19% of the votes cast, and 20,622 votes against, or 25.81%. The approved proposal will allow city staff to correct “errors” in the charter, such as spelling errors and grammatical issues, and revise references to state laws as necessary.

Proposal D received 58,321 votes in favour, representing 72.78% of the votes cast, and 21,808 votes against, or 27.22%. The proposal asked voters to allow the charter to be amended to eliminate provisions, practices and policies that the city no longer uses.

Provisional ballots and late ballots from abroad will be processed on Election Day by Nov. 14, and election results are expected to be certified by the City of McKinney between Nov. 13 and 15, according to a city news release.

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More than 80,000 McKinney residents voted in favor of one or more of the proposals, according to Collin County Elections.

In Collin County, votes were cast by 517,142 voters, representing 68.78% of the county’s 751,832 registered voters.

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Updated November 6, 12:15 PM

McKinney residents oppose increasing term limits and compensation for city council members, voting against two of four city charter amendment proposals that would implement the proposed changes.

The details

Unofficial election results from the Collin County Elections Office show that 117 of 117 polling places voted against two of the four proposals.

Proposal A obtained 36,497 votes, representing 47.93% of the votes cast, and 39,650 votes against, or 52.07%. This proposal asked residents to cast a vote for or against increasing the number of consecutive terms allowed for council members from two terms to three terms.
Proposal B obtained 32,677 votes, representing 44.06% of the votes cast, and 41,602 votes against, or 55.94%. The proposal asked voters to change council member compensation to $750 per month for council members and $1,000 per month for the mayor. Council members currently receive a $50 stipend per city council meeting, as well as a $100 monthly stipend for the mayor.
Proposal C obtained 54,551 votes, representing 73.86% of the votes cast, and 19,303 votes against, or 26.14%. If the proposal is approved, city staff would be able to make corrections to “errors” in the charter, such as spelling errors and grammatical issues, and revise references to state laws as necessary.
Proposal D obtained 49,865 votes, representing 72.59% of the votes cast, and 20,291 votes against, or 27.41%. The proposal asks voters to allow the charter to be amended to eliminate provisions, practices and policies that the city no longer uses.

Updated 10:15 PM November 5

McKinney voters have resisted early voting proposals that would do just that make changes to the city charterincluding term limits for City Council members, according to unofficial early voting results from Collin County.

The details

According to unofficial election results from the Collin County Elections Office, 53 of 117 polling places have reported. McKinney voters have opposed two of the four proposals.

Proposal A obtained 36,497 votes, representing 47.93% of the votes cast, and 39,650 votes against, or 52.07%. This proposal asked residents to cast a vote for or against increasing the number of consecutive terms allowed for council members from two terms to three terms.
Proposal B obtained 32,677 votes, representing 44.06% of the votes cast, and 41,602 votes against, or 55.94%. The proposal asked voters to change council member compensation to $750 per month for council members and $1,000 per month for the mayor. Council members currently receive a $50 stipend per city council meeting, as well as a $100 monthly stipend for the mayor.
Proposal C obtained 54,551 votes, representing 73.86% of the votes cast, and 19,303 votes against, or 26.14%. If the proposal is approved, city staff would be able to make corrections to “errors” in the charter, such as spelling errors and grammatical issues, and revise references to state laws as necessary.
Proposal D obtained 49,865 votes, representing 72.59% of the votes cast, and 20,291 votes against, or 27.41%. The proposal asks voters to allow the charter to be amended to eliminate provisions, practices and policies that the city no longer uses.

Posted on November 5, 7:15 PM

The details

According to unofficial election results from the Collin County Elections Office, early voters opposed two of the four proposals.

Proposal A obtained 33,324 votes, representing 47.04% of the votes cast, and 37,511 votes against, or 52.96%. This proposal asked residents to cast a vote for or against increasing the number of consecutive terms allowed for council members from two terms to three terms.

Proposal B obtained 30,469 votes, representing 44.02% of the votes cast, and 38,751 votes against, or 55.98%. The proposal asked voters to change council member compensation to $750 per month for council members and $1,000 per month for the mayor. Council members currently receive a $50 stipend per city council meeting, as well as a $100 monthly stipend for the mayor.

Proposal C obtained 50,540 votes, representing 73.53% of the votes cast, and 18,194 votes against, or 26.47%. If the proposal is approved, city staff would be able to make corrections to “errors” in the charter, such as spelling errors and grammatical issues, and revise references to state laws as necessary.

Proposal D obtained 49,865 votes, representing 72.37% of the votes cast, and 19,036 votes against, or 27.63%. The proposal asks voters to allow the charter to be amended to eliminate provisions, practices and policies that the city no longer uses.

The context

The members of the city council began is considering a charter change election in January, but chose to wait until after the May bond elections and consider the issues added to the November ballot instead of.

There was a 21-member citizens’ committee appointed in May to consider four key areas of the charter:

Term lengths
Term limits
Council Compensation
Composition of councilor districts

After a series of meetings from May to July, committee chairman Bill Cox presented the committee’s recommendations to council members at a July 23 meeting. Council members decided which issues would be considered by community members, and called the elections with the four proposals mentioned a meeting on August 6.