STATE VOTERS APPROVE ALL SEVEN AMENDMENTS

Ed Pothul Send an email November 8, 2017
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Polls saw a low voter turnout across the state for yesterday’s Texas constitutional amendment election.

Less than six-percent of the state’s 15-million registered voters turned out to vote on seven proposed amendments.

Locally, 981 of Washington County’s 22,586 registered voters cast ballots – that’s 4.3-percent.

All seven proposed amendments passed, state-wide.

In Washington County, voters approved five of the seven amendments.

Results state-wide include:

  • No. 1 — Authorizes a tax exemption for property of partially disabled veterans. Passed statewide, 86-to-14% and in Washington County, 87-13%.
  • No. 2 — Eases restrictions on borrowing against home equity in Texas. Passed statewide, 69-to-31% and in Washington County, 71-29%.
  • No. 3 — Determines how long appointed officers may serve after their term expires. Passed statewide, 83-to-17% and in Washington County, 83-17%..
  • No. 4 — Requires court provided notice to the attorney general of a challenge to a statute. Passed statewide, 64-to-36% and in Washington County, 74-26%..
  • No. 5 — Would give more professional sports team-connected foundations the ability to hold charitable raffles. Passed statewide, 60-to-40%. The amendment was not approved in Washington County, failing locally by 55-to-45%.
  • No. 6 — Would authorize property tax exemption for surviving spouses of first responders killed in line of duty. Passed statewide, 85-to-15% and in Washington County, 83-17%..
  • No. 7 — Authorizes financial institutions to offer bonuses to customers. Passed statewide, 60-to-40%. Washington County voters defeated the amendment, 47-to-53%.
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Ed Pothul Send an email November 8, 2017
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  1. Why isnt more important things on the ballot? Protecting wildlife habitat from mining and drilling, eliminate all restrictions on automobiles with compressed air powered engines (pushes pistons instead of gas combustion or diesel burning) so they can finally be sold in the US, and making it illegal to layoff hourly employees when business/sales slump or right after a merger or outright sell (putting on the street 1 college educated higher level executive with huge salary, bonuses, and his/her financial future secure over 1,000 hourly employees living check to check should be a no brainer to any person making that call, but i guess wealthy looking out for only wealthy is what America has become) are just a few off the top of my head that would actually help better things, but i guess bank loans and property tax exemptions that simply reduce the across the board rate increase by a tiny amount are more important

    1. A lot of people live paycheck to paycheck because they don’t know how to budget and they are not financially responsible.

    2. Are you serious? You think it should be against the law for a business to lay people off when they aren’t making money? Who should pay for those employees when the business can no longer afford them? I think it’s safe to assume you have never run a business before.

      If Texas were to implement suggestions like yours, employers would take those jobs to other states. Is this what you are hoping for?

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