Friday, 129 early voting ballots were cast for the Nov. 4 general election, bringing the total to 542 out of 25,240 registered voters during the first week.
Early voting continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Oct. 27 through Wednesday Oct. 29, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday Oct 30 and Friday Oct 31 at the Brown County Elections Office.
This year’s election will 17 constitutional Amendments on the Ballot as well as an election for the City of Blanket and the Brookesmith Special Utility Board of Directors. Donald Krause, Roger Sikes, James Towery and Jimmy Doud are running for three open positions on the Brookesmith SUD board, while Blanket will vote on a 1 percent local sales and use tax increase to provide revenue for the City to be used for maintenance and repair of municipal streets.
The propositions are
- Proposition 1 (SJR 59): Texas State Technical College funding
- Proposition 2 (SJR 18): Capital gains tax ban
- Proposition 3 (SJR 5): Bail reform
- Proposition 4 (HJR 7): Water infrastructure funding
- Proposition 5 (HJR 99): Tax exemption on animal feed
- Proposition 6 (HJR 4): Securities tax ban
- Proposition 7 (HJR 133): Tax exemption for veterans’ spouses
- Proposition 8 (HJR 2): Inheritance tax ban
- Proposition 9 (HJR 1): Inventory and equipment tax exemption
- Proposition 10 (SJR 84): Tax exemption for homes destroyed by fire
- Proposition 11 (SJR 85): School tax exemption for the elderly or disabled homeowners
- Proposition 12 (SJR 27): Changing the State Judicial Conduct Commission
- Proposition 13 (SJR 2): Increased school tax exemption for homeowners
- Proposition 14 (SJR 3): Funding for dementia research and prevention
- Proposition 15 (SJR 34): Codifying parental rights
- Proposition 16 (SJR 37): Clarifying citizenship requirement for voters
- Proposition 17 (HJR 34): Property tax exemption for border security infrastructure
Early voting continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Oct. 27 through Wednesday Oct. 29, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday Oct 30 and Friday Oct 31 at the Brown County Elections Office.