TIME TO VOTE
Time for voting is here in Cass County as Tuesday, Nov. 4 looms.
Early voting started on Monday and will continue until Friday, Oct. 31.
Early voting hours and locations: LINDEN Voting Building
October 20-24 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
October 27, 28, 29 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) October 30 and 31 (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) ***Linden is the only location that has extended hours***
ATLANTA North East Texas Property Management October 20-24 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) October 27-31 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
HUGHES SPRINGS Community Center
October 20-24 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) October 27-31 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) There are 17 Constitutional Amendments to the state constitution on the ballot, voting for City of Avinger, council members and mayor, voting for Linden-Kildare CISD board of trustee members, voting for Emergency Services District 4 sales and use tax and voting for a proposed creation of Emergency Services District 5 (contact the Linden Volunteer Fire Department for information regarding this proposed new district).
The in-depth list as is follows: City of Avinger Mayoral candidates: Jane Yarbrough and Jeffery L. Patterson.
Alderman, Place No. 2 candidates: Margaret Ford. Alderman, Place No. 4 candidates: Jimmy Linwood and Marvin Parvino.
Linden-Kildare CISD Board of Trustees Place 5 candidates: Aimee Daniel and Robbie Johnson.
Board of Trustees Place 6 candidates: Andrew Bobbitt.
Board of Trustees Place 7 candidates: Reno Moore.
Emergency Services District 4
Proposition A: The adoption of a local sales and use tax in Cass County Emergency Services District No. 4 at a rate not to exceed two percent in any loca- tion in the district.
Emergency Services District 5
Proposition A: Confirmation of the creation of Cass County Emergency Services District No. 5 and the levy by the district of a tax of up to ten cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district.
The 17 Constitutional Amendments
Proposition 1 (SJR 59): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.
Proposition 2 (SJR 18): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.
Proposition 3 (SJR 5): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
Proposition 4 (HJR 4): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Proposition 5 (HJR 99): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
Proposition 6 (HJR 4): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.
Proposition 7 (HJR 133): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
Proposition 8 (HJR 2): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
Proposition 9 (HJR 1): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
Proposition 10 (SJR 84): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
Proposition 11 (SJR 85): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
Proposition 12 (SJR 27): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission’s recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.
Proposition 13 (SJR 2): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000. Proposition 14 (SJR 3): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
Proposition 15 (SJR 34): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.
Proposition 16 (SJR 37): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
Proposition 17 (HJR 34): The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.
REMEMBER:
There is no weekend voting for this election.
Have your photo ID ready to present to election worker. No cell phones inside the polling location! No firearms inside the polling location! No electioneering inside the polling location (this means, do not talk about or discuss a political party, the past administration, the current administration or any current or past politician, no tee shirts or caps with political slogans, etc.)
These are per election statutes. The last day you can send in an application to vote by mail is October 24. Call the County Clerk’s office at 903756-5071 for more information.
Sample Ballots can be viewed at: https://www.co.cass. tx.us/ - Elections County Clerk – Sample Ballots in red.