Should Dallas County Board of Supervisors expand to 5 members? Issue to be on fall ballot

Dallas County voters will get to vote Nov. 5 on whether to expand the county Board of Supervisors to five members from three after the board voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of placing the question on the ballot.

Dallas County mayors have been spearheading the effort to get the supervisors to approve putting the proposal on the ballot. The mayors submitted a petition on Tuesday with what they said were more than enough signatures to meet a requirement that it be signed by at least 4,487 voters, equivalent in number to 10% of those who cast ballots in the county for president or governor in the last general election.

Kim Chapman
The resolution the board approved noted that 5,004 signatures had been collected — sufficient even though Supervisor Kim Chapman noted that 160 were disqualified.

Board Chair Brad Golightly commended the effort behind the petition, which had the backing of 14 of the county's mayors, and said that "for the most part, things were complete and were appropriate."



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