Early voting ends

For May 7 elections

By Emily Banks Wooten
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Voting for the city, school and proposed constitutional amendment elections will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at six locations. Elections are being held for the City of Onalaska, Corrigan-Camden ISD, Goodrich ISD, Onalaska ISD and two proposed constitutional amendments.

The six voting locations are:  

• Escapees Activity Center at 114 Blue Jay in Livingston;

• Goodrich ISD Administration Building at 234 Katie Simpson Ave. in Goodrich;

• Onalaska Sub-Courthouse at 14111 U.S. Hwy. 190 West in Onalaska;

• Sechrest Webster Community Center at 100 W. Front St. in Corrigan;

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• Soda Baptist Church at 8135 U.S. Hwy. 190 East in Livingston; and

• Polk County Judicial Center at 101 W. Mill St. in Livingston.

Early voting ended Tuesday for the Saturday elections. A total of 982 ballots were cast — 478 in Livingston, 409 in Onalaska and 95 in Corrigan.

Regarding the two proposed constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot Saturday, voters will vote “for” or “against.” The two proposed constitutional amendments were placed on the ballot after being passed by a two-thirds vote of the Texas Legislature during its recent special sessions.

Proposition Number 1 (SJR 2) SJR 2 proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of property 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 in order to reflect any statutory reduction in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the person’s homestead from the preceding tax year.

The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “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.”

Proposition Number 2 (SJR 2) SJR 2 proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from property taxes for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.

The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “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.”