Early voting begins Monday | Wylie News

The November 2nd early voting for the Wylie communal bond and the Texas Constitutional election will take place October 18-29.

Nearby locations for early election for Dallas County residents include Saxon City Hall, Rowlett City Hall, and the Dallas College Garland Center, formerly Richland College.

Collin County’s voters can vote at the Wylie Senior Recreation Center and the Collin College Wylie campus. Rockwall voters can cast their ballots at the Rockwall County Library and town halls in Fate, Heath and Royse City.

Early voting times in Collin County are October 18 through October 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 23, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., October 24, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and October 25, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 29. In Dallas County, the Early Vote will be held October 18-23, 8 am-5pm, October 24th 1 pm-6pm, October 25-27, 8 am-5pm, and April 28-29 October from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Rockwall County, early voting is from October 18 to 20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from October 21 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., from October 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from October 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., possible from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 24, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 25 to 27, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 28 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 29. The only place for early voting on October 24th in Rockwall is in the county library.

Election day is November 2nd.

Wylie voters are asked to cast their votes on three bond proposals:

Prop A, $ 35.1 million, which will require the expansion and rebuilding of McMillen Drive, Park Boulevard, and South Ballard Ave./Sachse Road.

Prop B, $ 10 million that requires city-wide repair / replacement of streets and alleys.

Prop C, $ 5 million that requires improvements in historic downtown Wylie.

In the election to amend the constitution, voters are asked to cast their vote on eight proposals.

Proposition 1 (HJR 143) expands the circumstances under which a professional sports team’s charity may hold prize draws to raise money for charitable causes, particularly at rodeo events.

Proposal 2 (HJR 99) would authorize a county to issue bonds or notes to finance the development or redevelopment of unproductive, underdeveloped or deserted areas within the county. The change would also promise an increase in property tax revenue collected on land in the region to repay the bonds or notes. The Texas Constitution gives the legislature the power of a registered city or town to approve these bonds or notes, but does not allow the legislature to give the counties the same power.

In addition, the change prohibits counties from allocating more than 65% of increases in property tax revenue to repay the bond each year. A district may not use the proceeds from the bond or the debentures to finance the construction, maintenance of operations or the acquisition of rights of way of a toll road.

Proposal 3 (SJR 27) would prohibit the state or any political subdivision from enacting, enacting, or enacting any law, order, proclamation, decision, or regulation that prohibits or restricts religious services.

Changes to eligibility for a Supreme Court Judge, an Appeal Court Judge, an Appeal Court Judge, and a District Judge would be enacted under Proposition 4 (SJR 47).

The proposal requires that candidates be both Texas residents and US citizens. It would also require 10 years of experience in Texas as a practicing attorney or judge in a state or district court.

District judge candidates must have eight years of legal practice in Texas.

Finally, the change would disqualify candidates if their license to practice practice was revoked or suspended during work experience.

Proposition 5 (HJR 165) empowers the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to receive and investigate complaints and reports against candidates running for state justice.

According to Proposition 6 (SJR 19), residents of care facilities, assisted living facilities or government-funded residential centers have the right to name an important reference person who may not be prohibited from visiting the resident. The change would also empower the legislature to provide guidelines for these facilities to be followed in establishing key policies and procedures for nursing staff visits.

Proposal 7 (HJR 125) would allow lawmakers to extend a dorm school district property tax cap for surviving spouses of disabled people as long as the spouse is 55 years old and resides in the house at the time of the person’s death.

Proposal 8 (SJR 35) would authorize lawmakers to exempt the surviving spouse of a U.S. Forces member who was killed or fatally injured while on duty from the value taxation of all or part of the market value of the homestead. The Texas Constitution currently provides an exemption for the surviving spouse of a combatant killed in action, but does not include military personnel who die from non-combat injuries while on duty.

Voters can cast their votes at any polling station within the district in which they are registered.

News editor Don Munsch contributed to this story.

By Dustin Butler [email protected]