Early voting for the Nov. 7, 2023, Special Election to adopt or reject the proposed Constitutional Amendments as submitted by the 88th Legislature continues through Friday, Nov. 3. Texas voters will get to decide the fate of several proposed constitutional amendments arising from legislation passed earlier this year by state lawmakers.
In addition, for Dickens County voters in the Patton Springs school board district, a $9 million bond issue with two separate propositions is up for decision.
Requests for mail-in ballot requests were due Oct. 27.
DICKENS COUNTY
Any Dickens County registered voter will be able to vote early at the county clerk’s office in the Dickens County Courthouse Annex, 508 Crow St., Dickens, through Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, and on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2 and 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On election day, voters in county precincts 1, 2, and 5 may vote at the Dickens County Court House, 512 Montgomery St., Dickens, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On election day, voters in county precincts 3, 4, and 6 may vote at the Spur Community Center, 502 Burlington Ave., Spur, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For clarifications, call Any Kent County registered voter will be able to vote early at the Kent County Courthouse, 101 N. Main St., Jayton, Monday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 27 and Monday, Oct. 30 through Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, and on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2 and 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On election day, voters should vote in the following precinct locations (this is a correction from last week’s information in The Texas Spur, per County Clerk Craig Harrison): Precinct 101: Jayton-Girard ISD foyer, 700 Madison Ave., Jayton Precincts 201 and 202: Girard Community Center, 1301 Hwy. 70, Girard Precincts 301 and 302: Jayton Community Center, 156 W. 4th St., Jayton Precinct 401: Kent County Courthouse, 101 N. Main St., Jayton For clarifications, call County Clerk Craig Harrison, (806) 237-3881.
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
SUMMARY
Proposition 1 – Establishes a right to farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management in the state constitution Proposition 2 – Allow local governments to exempt child-care facilities from property taxes.
Proposition 3 – Prohibit a wealth or net worth tax.
Proposition 4 – Increase homestead tax exemption to $100,000 and increase state funding for public education.
Proposition 5 – Renames the National Research University Fund to the Texas University Fund and establishes an ongoing revenue source from the accrued interest of the economic stabilization fund.
Proposition 6 - Creates the Texas Water Fund to finance water projects.
Proposition 7 – Creates the Texas Energy Fund and authorizes funding to modernize electric generation facilities.
Proposition 8 – Creates the Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund to finance high-speed broadband access.
Proposition 9 – Authorizes the state legislature to make cost-of-living adjustments or other benefit enhancements to eligible annuitants of the teacher retirement system.
Proposition 10 – Authorizes an ad valorem tax exemption on equipment and inventory manufactured by medical or biomedical companies.
Proposition 11- Authorizes the state legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to allow the count to issue bonds to fund parks and recreational facilities.
Proposition 12 – Abolishes the Galveston County treasurer.
Proposition 13 – Increases the mandatory retirement age for state judges form 75 to 79.
According to the legislation, every Supreme Court justice and judge in the state shall vacate their office “on the expiration of the term during which the incumbent reaches the age of 79 years or such earlier age, not less than 75.”
Proposition 14 – Creates the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund.
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