Council condenses the Proposition A ballot text at the counties' request, 5-0

The memo for Resolution 09-10-24-1 said both county election administrators identified challenges fitting the Proposition A language approved August 13 onto mail ballots and electronic voting machines, that the measure would not change, and that the amendment had no additional cost. The September 10, 2024 minutes record a "Motion to adopt Item 10.C with the option #3 ballot language by Tom Scherlen, second by Les Simpson," passed 5-0, with Randall County Election Administrator Shannon Lackey and Potter County Election Administrator Christy Benge present. ^[3][2]

On August 27, 2024 the City Secretary said the August 13 text could not fit the counties' two- or three-column ballot layout and presented a condensed version omitting the passages calling on U.S. Attorneys to prosecute under 18 U.S.C. Sections 1461-1462 and RICO, encouraging civil RICO suits, and calling on district attorneys to prosecute Texas abortion funds and their donors. City Attorney Bryan McWilliams said the condensed version "still has all of the operative points in it." On September 10 the City Secretary presented three options of different lengths. ^[4][5]

Published versions of the final Proposition A ballot text differ on one clause. Both begin "The Code of Ordinances of the City of Amarillo, Texas shall be amended to adopt an initiated ordinance, submitted by the Amarillo Sanctuary City for the Unborn Citizen Initiative Petition Initiating Committee, declaring the City of Amarillo a sanctuary city for the unborn" and end "providing a private right of action; providing for affirmative defenses; providing for severability and providing an effective date."