2022 May 07 Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election

May 07, 2022 sample ballot for: Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election - State Constitutional Amendments, City Chapter 143 referendum, City Council, Forney ISD board and $1.3 bn bond package.

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May 07, 2022 Constitutional Amendments and Joint Election.

Two state constitutional amendments:

    STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 1
    "The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead."

    (PROPUESTA N?MERO 1 DEL ESTADO DE TEXAS)

    ("La enmienda constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura a proveer la reducci?n del importe de la limitaci?n sobre la cantidad total de impuestos ad valorem que pueden fijarse, para fines generales de las escuelas p?blicas primarias y secundarias, sobre la propiedad residencial de una persona de edad avanzada o discapacitada para reflejar cualquier reducci?n reglamentaria del a?o fiscal anterior en la tasa comprimida m?xima de los impuestos de mantenimiento y operaciones fijados para esos fines sobre la propiedad".)
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No



    STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 2
    "The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000."

    (PROPUESTA N?MERO 2 DEL ESTADO DE TEXAS)

    ("La enmienda constitucional que aumenta el importe de la exenci?n de impuestos ad valorem de la propiedad residencial para fines de las escuelas p?blicas de $25,000 a $40,000".)
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No


    Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 6
    (Distrito de Servicios de Emergencia Número 6 del Condado de Kaufman

    PROPOSITION (PROPOSICIÓN)
    Authorizing an increase in the maximum ad valorem tax rate that Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 6 may impose on property within the District to a rate not to exceed seven cents ($0.07) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation.

    (Autorizar un aumento en la tasa máxima de impuestos ad valorem que el Distrito de Servicios de Emergencia Número 6 del Condado de Kaufman puede imponer en propiedad dentro del Distrito a una tasa que no exceda siete centavos ($0.07) en cada cien dólares ($100) de valuación.)

    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No


    CITY OF FORNEY SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION

    (ELECCI?N DE REFER?NDUM ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE FORNEY)


    The initiative petition requests that the Forney City Council pass an ordinance adopting Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 143, Municipal Civil Service for the Fire Fighters and Police Officers, of the City of Forney.

    (La petici?n de iniciativa solicita que el Concejo Municipal de Forney apruebe una ordenanza que adopte el C?digo de Gobierno Local de Texas, Cap?tulo 143, Servicio Civil Municipal para Bomberos y Oficiales de Polic?a, de la Ciudad de Forney.)
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No



    FORNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION A

    (PROPOSICI?N A DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORNEY


    THE ISSUANCE OF $1,294,000,000 OF BONDS BY THE FORNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, IMPROVING, UPGRADING, UPDATING, ACQUIRING, AND EQUIPPING SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND THE NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE."

    (" LA EMISI?N DE $1,294,000,000 EN BONOS POR PARTE DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORNEY CON EL FIN DE DISE?AR, CONSTRUIR, RENOVAR, MEJORAR, MODERNIZAR, ACTUALIZAR, ADQUIRIR Y EQUIPAR INSTALACIONES ESCOLARES, Y LOS PREDIOS NECESARIOS PARA LAS INSTALACIONES ESCOLARES, Y LA IMPOSICI?N DE UN IMPUESTO PARA EL PAGO DE LO ANTERIOR ESTE ES UN INCREMENTO DEL IMPUESTO A LA PROPIEDAD.")
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No



    The local candidates are (incumbents shown as (I)):
    • Forney City
      • Place 1
        • James Traylor (I)
        • Kalen Boren

      • Place 3
        • Sandi Primous
        • Robbie Powers (I)

      • Place 5
        • Zahnd Schlensker (I)


    • Forney ISD
      • Position 5
        • Chad Johnson (I)

      • Position 6
        • Garet "Freedom" McInroe
        • Becky Dobbs (I)
        • Erika Price

      • Position 7
        • Katrina Black
        • Christopher Andrews (I)
      "A voter may vote at any of the Election Day Vote Centers " 7A - 7P
       
      VC# Location Address
      1 St Ann Catholic Church 806 N. Washington St. Kaufman TX 75142
      2 Ola Church of Christ 9720 St. Hwy 243 Kaufman TX 75142
      3 First Baptist Church, Forney 1003 FM 741 Forney TX 75126
      4 Talty Baptist Church 5210 N FM 148 Crandall TX 75114
      5 Terrell Service Center 400 Industrial Blvd. Terrell TX 75160
      6 Ables Springs Fire Station 30000 FM 429 Terrell TX 75161
      7 Devonshire HOA 1201 Ravenhill Rd. Forney TX 75126
      7 Griffin Elementary 1130 S. Ravenhill Forney TX 75126
      8 Terrell Sub-Courthouse 408 E. College St Terrell TX 75160
      9 The Elmo Fire Station 12777 FM 2728 Terrell TX 75161
      10 Scurry Rosser Admin. Bldg. 10705 St. Hwy 34 Scurry TX 75158
      11 Beacon Hill Baptist 594 Hwy 80 West Forney TX 75126
      12 Lively Baptist Church 18075 S. FM 148 Kemp TX 75143
      13 Mustang Creek Church 13851 FM 548 Forney TX 75126
      15 First Baptist Church, Kemp 1320 S. Elm Kemp TX 75143
      16 Mabank City Hall 129 E. Market St. Mabank TX 75147
      17 Pointview Baptist Church 110 Hwy 3039 Combine TX 75159
      18 Crandall/Combine Comm. Cntr. 500 W Lewis/FM 3039 Crandall TX 75114
      19 First Assembly of God Church 203 Main St. Terrell TX 75160
      20 Bingo Hall-Terrell 14701 Hwy 205 Terrell TX 75160
      21 Abner Baptist Church 6877 FM 2727 Kaufman TX 75142
      22 Post Oak Bend Comm. Cntr. 1175 Co. Rd. 278 Kaufman TX 75142
      25 Forney Sub Courthouse 200 E. Main St. Forney TX 75126
      26 Bethlehem Baptist Church 500 S. Frances St. Terrell TX 75160
      27 East Side Church of Christ 627 S. FM 548 Forney TX 75126
      28 Kaufman County Library 3790 S. Houston St. Kaufman TX 75142
      29 The Oasis at Heartland 3558 Kirby Lane Heartland TX 75126
      30 Warsaw Comm. Ctr. 6430 FM 148 Kaufman TX 75142
      SRCSD Noble Reed Elementary 2020 Wildcat Trail Crandall TX 75114
      Early voting is available from Apr. 25 - May 03 at these locations:


      Kaufman County Library 3790 S. Houston St. Kaufman, Texas 75142
      Forney Sub Courthouse 200 E. Main St. Forney, Texas 75126
      Terrell Sub Courthouse 408 E. College St. Terrell, Texas 75160
      Kemp Sub Courthouse 103 N. Main St. Kemp, Texas 75143
      Crandall/Combine Community Center 500 W. Lewis Crandall, Texas 75114
      Mabank City Hall
      129 E. Market St.
      Mabank TX 75147
      Griffin Elementary 1130 S. Ravenhill Forney, Texas 75126
      Henderson Elementary 12755 FM 1641 Forney, Texas 75126
      Criswell Elementary 407 FM 740 Forney, Texas 75126
      Lewis Elementary 1309 Luckenbach Forney, Texas 75126
      Blackburn Elementary 2401 Concord Forney, Texas 75126
      Noble Reed Elementary 2020 Wildcat TrailCrandall, Texas 75114
      Scurry-Rosser ISD 10705 St. Hwy. 34 Scurry, Texas 75158
      Trinity Family Church 9670 CR 214 Talty, Texas 75160
      Forney ISD Admin Building 600 S. Bois d'Arc St. Forney, Texas 75126
meeting_date: 
Saturday, 2022, May 7