Proposition A, which would decriminalize abortion and low-level marijuana offenses, will be on the ballot in the upcoming San Antonio municipal elections. In addition to decriminalizing abortion and marijuana, Proposition A would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, make cite-and-release a permanent response to low-level misdemeanors, and create a Justice Director position. Proposition A was created.
Proposition A, or the so-called "San Antonio Justice Charter," is expected to be the big draw for the May 6 election. We break down the 13-page proposed charter amendment.
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The anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life had argued Proposition A should be broken up into multiple city charter amendments because it contains a range of policy reforms, including the decriminalization of abortion and marijuana possession.