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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Wharton County
(AVISO DE ELECION DEL CONDADO DE WHARTON)
To the registered voters of the County of Wharton:
(A los votantes registrados Del Condado de Wharton)
Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2011, for voting in the Special Election for the following:
A Special Election to adopt or reject the proposed Constitutional Amendments as submitted by the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, of the State of Texas.
Notifiquese, por las presente, que las casillias electorales sitados adajo se abrirán desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. 8 de Noviembre, 2011 para votar en:
Elección Especial para adoptar o rechazar la enmiendas propuestas constitucional asi como fueron sometidas por la 82a Legislatura Sesion Regular, de la Estado de Texas.
LOCATIONS OF ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES (DIRECCIONES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
Precinct # Polling Place Address
(Número de precinto) (Nombre del Edificio) (Dirección)
101, 102, 103 Wharton Civic Center – Duncan Auditorium 1924 N. Fulton, Wharton
201 East Bernard Library 746 Clubside Drive, East Bernard
202, 203 St. James Baptist Church 816 Mattie St, Wharton
301, 302, 303 Meadow Lane Resource Center 2620 Meadow Lane, El Campo
401, 402, 403 El Campo EMS Bldg 220 N. Merchant St., El Campo
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted on each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or an official state holiday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., beginning on October 24, 2011 and continuing through November 2, 2011.
Thursday, November 3 and continuing through Friday, November 4, 2011 between the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(Votando temprano por la apariencia personal realizó en cada día que no es un el sábado, el domingo, una vacaciones oficiales del estado, entre las horas de 8 de la mañana y 5 de la tarde, empezando en el 24 de Octubre de 2011 y continuando por el 2 de Noviembre de 2011; 3 de Noviembre de 2011 y continuando por el 4 de Noviembre de 2011 que será de 7 de la mañana a 7 de la tarde.)
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS (DIRECCION(ES) DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
Wharton Civic Center, Duncan Auditorium 1924 N. Fulton, Wharton
El Campo EMS Bldg 220 N. Merchant Street, El Campo
APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOTS BY MAIL SHALL BE MAILED TO:
Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran adelantadas por correo deberán enviarse a:
Judy L. Owens, Early Voting Clerk
P. O. Box 390, Wharton, TX 77488
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on November 2, 2011
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran adelantadas por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el dia 2 de Noviembre, 2011)
AUSTIN – The ballot order for ten proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution was determined today through a random drawing by Secretary of State Hope Andrade. The election will be November 8, 2011.
“As in all elections, these are important decisions for voters to make,” said Andrade. “Our constitution was enacted in 1876 and has been amended more than 400 times, and each amendment is just as important as the last.”
Proposition 1
SJR 14
"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 100 percent or totally disabled veteran."
Proposition 2
SJR 4
"The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $6 billion at any time outstanding."
Proposition 3
SJR 50
"The constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the State of Texas to finance educational loans to students."
Proposition 4
HJR 63
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to 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
SJR 26
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to allow 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
HJR 109
"The constitutional amendment clarifying references to the 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
SJR 28
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit 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
SJR 16
"The constitutional amendment providing for the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of open-space land devoted to water-stewardship purposes on the basis of its productive capacity."
Proposition 9
SJR 9
"The constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant a pardon to a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision."
Proposition 10
SJR 37
"The constitutional amendment to change the length of the unexpired term that causes the automatic resignation of certain elected county or district officeholders if they become candidates for another office."
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