Gregg County voter turnout in Tuesday's election was low, but Elections Administrator Kathryn Nealy said that's to be expected in an off-year, amendment-only election.
"There was no one issue that was a big draw, so we weren't surprised that not too many people came out to vote," Nealy said.
A total of 3,870 people voted either Tuesday or during early voting, a number comprising only 5.69 percent of the county's 67,977 registered voters. They passed 10 of the 11 amendments on the ballot, defeating only Proposition 4, which would create a national research university fund.
The results are:
Proposition 1: 54.8 percent for, 45.2 percent against;
Proposition 2: 77.3 percent for, 22.7 percent against;
Proposition 3: 64.24 percent for, 34.76 percent against;
Proposition 4: 45.96 percent for, 54.04 percent against;
Proposition 5: 61.38 percent for, 38.62 percent against;
Proposition 6: 63.05 percent for, 36.95 percent against;
Proposition 7: 75.89 percent for, 24.11 percent against;
Proposition 8: 70.43 percent for, 29.57 percent against;
Proposition 9: 72.46 percent for, 27.54 percent against;
Proposition 10: 71.46 percent for, 28.54 percent against;
Proposition 11: 84.08 percent for, 15.92 percent against.
What the propositions mean
Proposition 1: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military installation for the prevention of encroachment or for the construction of roadways, utilities, or other infrastructure to protect or promote the mission of the military."
Proposition 2: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead."
Proposition 3: "The constitutional amendment providing for uniform standards and procedures for the appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes."
Proposition 4: "The constitutional amendment establishing the national research university fund to enable emerging research universities in this state to achieve national prominence as major research universities and transferring the balance of the higher education fund to the national research university fund."
Proposition 5: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations."
Proposition 6: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in amounts equal to or less than amounts previously authorized."
Proposition 7: "The constitutional amendment 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: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the state to contribute money, property and other resources for the establishment, maintenance and operation of veterans hospitals in this state."
Proposition 9: "The constitutional amendment to protect the right of the public, individually and collectively, to access and use the public beaches bordering the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico."
Proposition 10: "The constitutional amendment to provide that elected members of the governing boards of emergency services districts may serve terms not to exceed four years."
Proposition 11: "The constitutional amendment to prohibit the taking, damaging or destroying of private property for public use unless the action is for the ownership, use and enjoyment of the property by the state, a political subdivision of the state, the public at large or entities granted the power of eminent domain under law or for the elimination of urban blight on a particular parcel of property, but not for certain economic development or enhancement of tax revenue purposes, and to limit the Legislature's authority to grant the power of eminent domain to an entity."
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