AMENDMENT ELECTION EARLY VOTING BEGINS MONDAY
State Senator Lois Kolkhorst says some important decisions will be in the publics hands November 5th in the State Constitutional Amendment Election.
There are 10 amendments on the ballot, with early voting getting underway today (October 21) and runs through Friday, November 1st.
In Washington County, voting will take place in the Courthouse Annex.
Among the 10 amendments:
Proposition 1: Allowing municipal court judges to hold office in more than one municipality.
Proposition 3: Allowing temporary property tax exemptions after a disaster.
Proposition 4: Prohibiting a state individual income tax.
Proposition 5: Dedicating sporting goods sales tax revenue to Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Historical Commission to fund our state park system.
Proposition 7: Allowing increased distributions to Available School Fund.
Proposition 8: Creating the Flood Infrastructure Fund.
For more information on all 10 amendments, you can visit VoteTexas.gov.
Early voting is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. There will be extended hours next Monday and Tuesday is from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. There is no weekend voting.
Voters wishing to get a ballot by mail must have their application in to the County Clerk’s office by Friday, October 25.
Our state constitution already prohibits a state income tax without voter approval. The specific wording on proposition 4 tells its sole purpose. First to fool voters into thinking this is something that will benefit them, And it does not. It benefits corporate and businesses only in that it will eliminate the Franchise tax or Corporate margin tax levied on businesses which have MORE than a million dollars per year in revenue. Big savings for big business and they can use those savings to thank the creators of this proposition 4 if you are interested in why. Genuine small business is not effected. This will result in a significant reduction in tax revenue dedicated to public schools and place a bigger burden on citizens property taxes to make up the difference. Voting for this proposition will go against the interests of the individual natural citizens of Texas. It’s YOUR MONEY!