|
Vote
|
|
VOTING IN THE 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION
Elections are administered on the state level by the office of the Secretary of State and
locally by the Denton County elections division and the Tarrant County elections division.
To vote in the 2009 General Election, you must be registered by Oct. 5. To be eligible to register in Texas, you must
be a U.S. citizen; be a resident of the county; be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months); not be a
convicted felon (unless a person's sentence is completed, including any probation or parole); not declared mentally
incapacitated by a court of law.
Important Dates:
- Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 -- Last day to register for general election
- Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 -- First day of early voting
- Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 -- Last day of early voting
- Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 -- Election Day
What's on the November 2009 ballot?
The following proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution will be decided by voters in the upcoming
election on November 3, 2009. The last day to register to vote in this election is October 5, 2009. Visit the Secretary
of State online at sos.state.tx.us for more information.
PROPOSITION 1 - (HJR 132)
Proposition 1 would amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to allow a municipality or a
county to issue bonds and notes to finance the purchase of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to military
installations. The buffer areas would be used to prevent encroachment or to construct roadways utilities, or
other infrastructure to protect or promote the mission of the military installation.
PROPOSITION 2 - (HJR 36-1)
Proposition 2 would amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to provide for the taxation of a residence
homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead, regardless of whether the property
may have a higher value if it were used for other purposes.
PROPOSITION 3 - (HJR 36-3)
Proposition 3 would amend the constitution to require the legislature to provide for the administration and
enforcement of uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.
PROPOSITION 4 - (HJR 14-2)
Proposition 4 would amend the constitution to establish the national research university fund to provide
a source of funding that will enable emerging research universities in this state to develop into major
research universities.
PROPOSITION 5 - (HJR 36-2)
Proposition 5 would amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to allow for a single appraisal
review board for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated reviews
of tax appraisals.
PROPOSITION 6 - (HJR 116)
Proposition 6 would amend the constitution to authorize the Veterans' Land Board to issue general
obligation bonds, subject to certain constitutional limits, for the purpose of selling land and
providing home or land mortgage loans to veterans of the state.
PROPOSITION 7 - (HJR 127)
Proposition 7 would amend the constitution to allow an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State
Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices.
PROPOSITION 8 (HJR 7)
Proposition 8 would amend the constitution to authorize the state to contribute money, property, and
other resources for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of veterans’ hospitals in this state.
PROPOSITION 9 - (HJR 102)
Proposition 9 would define what is a state-owned public beach. The public, individually and collectively,
would have an unrestricted right to use and a right of ingress to and egress from a public beach.
PROPOSITION 10 (HJR 85)
Proposition 10 would amend the constitution to authorize the legislature to provide that members of the
governing board of an emergency services district may serve terms not to exceed four years.
PROPOSITION 11 (HJR 14-1)
Proposition 11 would amend the constitution to provide that the taking of private property for public
use (“eminent domain”) is authorized only if it is for the ownership, use, and enjoyment of the property by the
State, its political subdivisions, the public at large, or by entities granted the power of eminent domain,
or for the removal of urban blight. The amendment would prohibit the taking of private property for transfer
to a private entity for the purpose of economic development or to increase tax revenues.
|
|
|
|