Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT March 4,2003 The Honorable Carlos Uresti Opinion No. GA-0025 Chair, Human Services Committee Texas House of Representatives Re: Whether a home-rule municipality may P.O. Box 2910 adopt instant runoff voting (RQ-0591 -JC) Austin, Texas 78768-29 10 Dear Representative Uresti: Your predecessor asked about a home-rule municipality’s authority to adopt instant runoff, or “preferential,” voting.’ Representative Naishtat indicated that in 2001 citizens and officials of the City of Austin (the “City”) considered adopting instant runoff voting. See Request Letter,…