ELLIS COUNTY : Election results are in

Unofficial Results

FINAL

Constitutional Amendment Election

8-Nov-11

City of Glenn Heights Proposition 1

For

Against

40

95

City of Glenn Heights Proposition 2

For

Against

81

55

Proposition 1

For

Against

Authorizing the legislature to provide

1,939

390

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 100 percent

or totally disabled veteran.

Proposition 2

For

Against

Providing for the issuance of

1,040

1,262

additional general obligation bonds

by the Texas Water Development

Board in an amount not to exceed

$6 billion at any time outstanding.

Proposition 3

For

Against

Providing for the issuance of

981

1,334

general obligation bonds of the State

of Texas to finance educational loans

to students.

Proposition 4

For

Against

Authorizing the legislature to

747

1,557

permit a county to issue bonds or

notes to finance the development

or redevelopment of an

unproductive, underdeveloped, or

blighted area and to pledge for

repayment of the bonds or notes

increases in ad valorem taxes

imposed by the county on property

in the area.  The amendment does

not provide authority for increasing

ad valorem tax rates.

Proposition 5

For

Against

Authorizing the legislature to

1,282

1,017

allow certain cities or counties to

enter into interlocal contracts with

other cities or counties without the

imposition of a tax or the provision

of a sinking fund.

Proposition 6

For

Against

Clarifying references to the

943

1,363

permanent school fund, allowing the

General Land office to distribute

revenue from permanent school

fund land or other properties to the

available school fund to provide

additional funding for public

education, and providing for an

increase in the market value of the

permanent school fund for the

purpose of allowing increased

distributions from the available

school fund.

Proposition 7

For

Against

Authorizing the legislature to permit

937

1,339

conservation and reclamation

districts in El Paso County to

issue bonds supported by ad valorem

taxes to fund the development and

maintenance of parks and

recreational facilities.

Proposition 8

For

Against

Providing for the appraisal for ad

894

1,364

valorem tax purposes of open-space

land devoted to water-stewardship

purposes on the basis of its

productive capacity.

Proposition 9

For

Against

Authorizing the governor to grant

1,236

1,049

a pardon to a person who

successfully completes a term of

deferred adjudication community

supervision.

Proposition 10

For

Against

Change the length of the unexpired

1,144

1,148

term that causes the automatic

resignation of certain elected

county or district officeholders if

they become candidates for another

office.