There will be sixteen (16) amendments to the Texas Constitution on the ballot. Voters will vote either FOR or AGAINST each proposition. The propositions are listed below.
The last day to register to vote is Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Applications to register to vote will be accepted up to 5 pm. You may come by the office or call 576-0124 to have an application mailed to your residence.
Early Voting by Mail applications will be accepted beginning Friday, September 7, 2007. Ballots will be mailed on Monday, September 24, 2007. The last day to accept an application to vote by mail is Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 5 pm. Voters by mail must submit an application and must meet one of the following qualifications; 65 or over, disability, absence during early voting & Election Day, incarceration.
Early Voting in Person will begin Monday October 22, 2007 at the Main Early Voting Polling Location in the Victoria County Elections Office. The address is 111 N. Glass. Early Voting will be from 8 am to 5 pm each weekday until Friday, November 2, 2007. All registered voters in Victoria County are eligible to vote in this election.
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Ballot Language For November 6, 2007 Constitutional Amendment
"The constitutional
amendment providing for the continuation of the constitutional appropriation for
facilities and other capital items at
“Enmienda
constitucional que dispone la continuación de la asignación de fondos para
instalaciones y otros bienes de capital en la Universidad Estatal de Angelo al
efectuarse un cambio de administración de dicha universidad.”
"The constitutional
amendment providing for the issuance of $500 million in general obligation bonds
to finance educational loans to students and authorizing bond enhancement
agreements with respect to general obligation bonds issued for that purpose."
“Enmienda
constitucional que dispone la emisión de quinientos millones de dólares en bonos
de obligación general destinos a financiar préstamos educativos a estudiantes y
que autorizan acuerdos de mejoramiento referentes a bonos de obligación general
emitidos para dichos fines.”
"The constitutional
amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the maximum appraised
value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation is limited to the lesser
of the most recent market value of the residence homestead as determined by the
appraisal entity or 110 percent, or a greater percentage, of the appraised value
of the residence homestead for the preceding tax year."
“Enmienda
constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura para disponer que el máximo valor
tasado de una residencia familiar para efectos del impuesto al valor se limite
al menor de los siguientes valores: el más reciente valor de mercado de la
residencia familiar determinado por la entidad tasadora, o al 110 por
ciento o algún porcentaje mayor del valor tasado de la residencia familiar
correspondiente el ejercicio fiscal anterior.”
"The constitutional
amendment authorizing the issuance of up to $1 billion in bonds payable from the
general revenues of the state for maintenance, improvement, repair, and
construction projects and for the purchase of needed equipment."
“Enmienda
constitucional que autoriza la emisión hasta de mil millones de dólares de bonos
pagaderos de los ingresos públicos del estado para proyectos de mantenimiento,
mejoramiento, reparación y construcción y para la compra
"The constitutional
amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the voters of a municipality
having a population of less than 10,000 to authorize the governing body of the
municipality to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property in or
adjacent to an area in the municipality that has been approved for funding under
certain programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture under which
the parties agree that all ad valorem taxes imposed on the owner's property may
not be increased for the first five tax years after the tax year in which the
agreement is entered into."
“Enmienda
constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura para permitir que los votantes de
un municipio con una población de menos de 10,000 habitantes autoricen al cuerpo
directivo del municipio para celebrar un acuerdo con el propietario de bienes
raíces en o colindantes con una zona municipal que se haya aprobado para
financiación a tenor de ciertos programas administrados por el Departamento de
Agricultura de Tejas, conforme al cual las partes acuerden que toda tributación
al valor impuesta sobre los bienes de dicho propietario no podrá aumentarse
durante los cinco primeros ejercicios fiscales subsiguientes al ejercicio fiscal
en el que se celebre tal acuerdo.”
"The constitutional
amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation one
motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's
occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner."
“Enmienda
constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura para eximir
"The constitutional
amendment to allow governmental entities to sell property acquired through
eminent domain back to the previous owners at the price the entities paid to
acquire the property."
“Enmienda
constitucional que permite a entidades gubernamentales la reventa al antiguo
propietario de bienes adquiridos por dominio eminente, al precio pagado por
dichas entidades para adquirir dichos bienes.”
"The constitutional
amendment to clarify certain provisions relating to the making of a home equity
loan and use of home equity loan proceeds."
“Enmienda
constitucional que aclara ciertas disposiciones referentes a la emisión de
préstamos sobre la inversión neta en el hogar y la utilización de las utilidades
producidas por tales préstamos.”
"The constitutional
amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt all or part of the residence
homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation and
authorizing a change in the manner of determining the amount of the existing
exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled."
“Enmienda
constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura para conceder la exención parcial o
total del impuesto al valor sobre la residencia familiar de ciertos veteranos
totalmente discapacitados y que autoriza un cambio de la forma de calcular el
valor de la exención actual de tributación al valor a la que el
veterano discapacitado tenga derecho.”
"The constitutional
amendment to abolish the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of
hides and animals."
“Enmienda
constitucional que sirve para abolir la autoridad constitucional de la
inspectoría de animales y pieles de animales.”
"The constitutional
amendment to require that a record vote be taken by a house of the legislature
on final passage of any bill, other than certain local bills, of a resolution
proposing or ratifying a constitutional amendment, or of any other nonceremonial
resolution, and to provide for public access on the Internet to those record
votes."
“Enmienda
constitucional que exige que se realice en alguna de las cámaras legislativas
una votación registrada sobre la aprobación definitiva de cualquier proyecto de
ley, salvo ciertos proyectos de ley que no se apliquen a todo el estado, o la
aprobación de una resolución que proponga o ratifique alguna enmienda
constitucional, o la aprobación de cualquier otra resolución que no sea de
índole ceremoniosa, así como disponer el acceso público, mediante el Internet,
de dichos votos registrados.”
"The constitutional
amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas
Transportation Commission in an amount not to exceed $5 billion to provide
funding for highway improvement projects."
“Enmienda
constitucional que dispone la emisión por la Comisión de Transportes de Tejas de
bonos de obligación general en una cantidad que no excede cinco mil millones de
dólares a fin de proveer fondos para proyectos de mejoramiento de carreteras.”
"The constitutional
amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a person who violates certain court
orders or conditions of release in a felony or family violence case."
“Enmienda
constitucional que autoriza la denegación de libertad bajo fianza a personas que
infrinjan ciertas órdenes judiciales o condiciones de liberación en casos de
delito mayor o de violencia doméstica.”
"The constitutional
amendment permitting a justice or judge who reaches the mandatory retirement age
while in office to serve the remainder of the justice's or judge's current
term."
“Enmienda constitucional
que permite que un juez, incluso un juez
"The constitutional
amendment requiring the creation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute
of Texas and authorizing the issuance of up to $3 billion in bonds payable from
the general revenues of the state for research in Texas to find the causes of
and cures for cancer."
“Enmienda
constitucional que exige la creación de un Instituto de Investigación y
Prevención del Cáncer de Tejas y que autoriza la emisión de bonos con valor
hasta de tres mil millones de dólares pagaderos de los ingresos generales del
estado para fines de realizar investigaciones de Tejas con miras a descubrir las
causas y la cura del cáncer.”
"The constitutional
amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by
the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $250 million to
provide assistance to economically distressed areas."
“Enmienda
constitucional que dispone la emisión por la Junta para el Desarrollo del Agua
de Tejas de bonos adicionales de obligación general cuyo monto no exceda de 250
millones de dólares destinados a aportar ayuda a zonas en estrechez económica.”