SEN. KOLKHORST ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN NOV. 2 ELECTION

  

State Senator Lois Kolkhorst encourages the public to take part in the upcoming constitutional amendment election.

Early voting begins on Monday and runs through October 29^th, with Election Day on November 2^nd.

Kolkhorst said the government relies on the public’s participation and reminds residents to either cast their ballots early or to go to the polls on Election Day.

One resolution authored and passed by Kolkhorst will appear on the ballot as Proposition 6.  Senate Joint Resolution 19 establishes a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

Kolkhorst said passage of Proposition 6 would make it a constitutional right that Texans in congregate care are guaranteed an essential caregiver, and would prevent those citizens from being “abandoned during a health emergency.”

A breakdown of each of the eight propositions to be considered by voters, along with a sample ballot, is available below.

• Proposition 1: Authorizes professional sports team charitable organizations to conduct raffles at rodeo venues.
• Proposition 2: Authorizes a county to issue bonds to fund infrastructure and transportation projects in undeveloped and blighted areas.
• Proposition 3: Amends the Texas Constitution to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from enacting a law, rule, order, or proclamation that limits religious services or organizations.
• Proposition 4: Changes the eligibility requirements for the following judicial offices: a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge.
• Proposition 5: Authorizes the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to accept and investigate complaints and reports against candidates running for state judicial office.
• Proposition 6: Amends the Texas Constitution to state that residents of nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or state-supported living centers have a right to designate an essential caregiver that may not be prohibited from visiting the resident.
• Proposition 7: Amends the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to extend a homestead tax limit for surviving spouses of disabled individuals as long as the spouse is 55 years old and resides at the home.
• Proposition 8: Amends the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to apply a homestead tax exemption for surviving spouses of members of the military to those fatally injured in the line of duty.

Click here to view a sample ballot for the constitutional amendment election.

For more election information, visit www.votetexas.gov.