Falls Co. Approves ESD 1 Tax Increase in Special Election

Alexandra Montoya, Managing Editor

The polls have officially closed for the Tuesday, Nov. 4 Constitutional Amendment Election, and 17.3% of the total registered voters in Falls County participated.

Proposition 1: Passed with 976 for, 273 against Proposition 2: Passed with 1030 for, 211 against Proposition 3: Passed with 917 for, 330 against Proposition 4: Passed with 977 for, 279 against Proposition 5: Passed with 1,002 for, 244 against Proposition 6: Passed with 821 for, 391 against Proposition 7: Passed with 1,112 for, 138 against Proposition 8: Passed with 1,093 for, 155 against Proposition 9: Passed with 1,013 for, 218 against Proposition 10: Passed with 1,152 for, 98 against Proposition 11: Passed with 1,073 for, 179 against Proposition 12: Passed with 945 for, 279 against Proposition 13: Passed with 1,073 for, 182 against Proposition 14: Passed with 869 for, 374 against Proposition 15: Passed with 1,061 for, 186 against Proposition 16: Passed with 1,092 for, 161 against Proposition 17: Passed with 911 for, 313 against Emergency Services District (ESD) 1: Adoption of a local sales and use tax in Falls County Emergency Services District 1 at a rate not to exceed one and one-half percent in any location in the district: Passed, with 363 for, 207 against.

Groesbeck ISD Bond, Proposition A received no votes for or against.

Canceled Elections

The City of Rosebud canceled its election, as all four incumbents were not challenged or contested. The following candidates are elected as follows: Council Member Place 1, Position 1- Stacy Maness; Council Member Place 1, Position 2- Randolph Burton; Council Member Place 2, Position 1- Owen Smith; Council Member Place 3, Position 2- Sharon Skupin.

The City of Lott canceled its election; two candidates certified as unopposed are elected as follows: Council member Walter “Red” Carson and Council member Thomas Stimmel.

Riesel ISD canceled its election; two candidates certified as unopposed are elected as follows: Trustee Ruth Anne Schroeder and Trustee Sierra Keller.

Voter Turnout

Falls County has 10,626 registered voters.

The unofficial early-voter turnout was 320 in-person voters and 3 mail-in ballots, for a total of 323 voters, which is 3.01% of those registered in the county.

The total voter turnout for this election was 1,838, 17.3% of the total registered voters in the county.

Requests for comment by Elections Administrator Nicket Taylor were not answered by time of press.