Summary: Results from the 07 November 2023 Texas Election. / For the 07 November election, Willow Park Civics will post and update current information on Election Calendar, Voter Registration, Early and Election Day Voting, Ballot Research and Ballot Samples, Results.
Latest Update: 10 November, 2023; 06 November 2023
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Election Results
• Texas Secretary of State > Election Division > State Election Results 07 November 2023
• Unofficial Results. With 99% of the votes counted, only Proposition 13 failed; the other 13 Propositions passed.
• Parker County > Election Main Page > Election Results
Election results are posted after 7:00 PM on election day - the first set of results will include early voting and absentee ballots. The vote center results will be posted as the different vote centers come in during the night.
• Final Unofficial Results - 10:34 PM
• Only Proposition 13 failed; the other 13 Propositions passed.
• Final Reconciliation (TBD)
• Parker County Transportation Bond
• Current Unofficial For 60.53% • Against 39.47%
Articles
• County bond unofficially passes. Majority of amendments on way to approval. The Community News, 08 November 2023
• Tuesday’s Proposition Election Turnout Highest Since 2005, The Texan, 10 November 2023. Excerpt. In all, 14.4 percent of registered voters in the state turned out, which is the highest turnout percentage in a constitutional amendment election since 2005.
“Texans came out to the polls and made their voices heard,” said Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson. “Thank you to all the election workers and volunteers who made last night’s election possible.” / “Primary elections are only a few months away on March 5. Now is a good time for Texans to plan for next year’s elections.” / Thirteen of the 14 propositions on the ballot passed, which included the $13 billion property tax relief plan passed this year by the Legislature.
• Chief Justice Must Retire After Voters Reject Raising Retirement Age, Texas Scorecard, 10 November 2023
• Texans approved billions for water and broadband infrastructure. Now what?, The Texas Tribune. 09 November 2023. Excerpt. The legislation behind the historic investment directs state agencies to send money to the state’s smaller, cash-strapped towns that have difficulty paying for upgrades. Federal money is also expected to flow to regions that need broadband.
• Cleveland ISD Taxpayers Reject $125 Million Bond, Texas Scorecard, 09 November 2023
Cleveland Voters Reject $125 Million Bond for Colony Ridge Growth
The proposition failed in a vote of 65 percent to 35 percent.
Residents in the Cleveland Independent School District voted against the district’s $125 million debt program to fund five major projects.. [which] includes the controversial Colony Ridge housing development.
• Texans Pass Tax Cuts, Water Fund, Dallas Express, 08 November 2023
• Texans approve Proposition 6 to fund critical water projects, Texas Water Board, Texas Water Newsroom, 08 November 2023
• Historic Vote Provides a Bright Future for Parks, Texas State Parks, 08 November 2023, Excerpt.
Ballots have been tallied and voters have made it clear—state parks matter to the people of Texas! Proposition 14, which creates the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund, passed with overwhelming support from Texas voters.
“The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission extends its deepest gratitude to the people of Texas for voting to approve Proposition 14, which invests in the future extension of the state parks system,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Chairman Jeffery D. Hildebrand. “The passing of this amendment allows the department to make significant strides towards building out a best-in-class system of state-managed parks for future generations of Texans to enjoy.”
• Texas schools asked voters for $18 billion in new debt to fix its campuses. They largely said yes. The Texas Tribune, 09 November 2023. The voter approval rate for school maintenance and construction costs dipped in 2021 after lawmakers required school boards to call them “tax increases.”
• Texas Voters Pass 13 of 14 Constitutional Amendments on the Statewide Ballot, The Texan, 08 November 2023. Most of the propositions passed overwhelmingly and only one was rejected by voters.
• $13 Billion Property Tax Cut, Appraisal Cap Trial Run Approved by Texas Voters, The Texan, 08 November 2023. Voters also approved the creation of elected positions on Appraisal Review Boards, which currently have none.
• Texas voters reject proposal to increase judges’ retirement ages, The Texas Tribune, 07 November 2023. Excerpt. Texans soundly defeated a constitutional amendment that would have let judges stay on the bench longer. Proposition 13 would have increased the minimum retirement age from 70 to 75 and the mandatory retirement age from 75 to 79.
• Texas voters approve all but one constitutional amendment, The Center Square, 07 November 2023
• Texans pass billions of dollars worth of bond debt, paid for by property tax hikes, The Center Square, 08 November 2023. Texans statewide passed billions of dollars’ worth of bonds on Tuesday, according to unofficial results. All bond proposition ballot language explicitly states, “This is a property tax increase.”
• Texas voters gave retired teachers raises and approved new infrastructure funds as most constitutional amendments passed, The Texas Tribune, 07 November 2023
• Texas voters reject proposal to increase judges’ retirement ages, The Texas Tribune, 07 November 2023
• Texas homeowners and businesses will get a tax cut after voters approve Proposition 4, The Texas Tribune, 07 November 2023
• Texas voters gave retired teachers raises and approved new infrastructure funds as most constitutional amendments passed, The Texas Tribune, 07 November 2023. Excerpt. Voters approved a massive property tax cut and several other measures, but refused to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges.
Voters weighed 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot, but Proposition 13 which would have allowed judges to retire at a later age was rejected, with barely over one-third of Texans voting for it.
And a few others — including a property tax exemption for biomedical inventory and equipment from property taxes and one to eliminate Galveston County's treasurer position, were passing by only slim margins.
The most definitive support went to Prop 4, the $18 billion property tax relief measure, which had 84% of the vote.
• Texas Election Results Tracker: November 7, 2023 General Election, The Texan, 07 November
• EXCLUSIVE: Dallas County Polling Books Down on Election Day, Dallas Express, 07 November 2023
Electronic pollbooks reportedly went offline at multiple polling sites around Dallas County on Tuesday.
Dallas Republican Party Chair Jennifer Stoddard-Hajdu spoke with The Dallas Express about the incident, noting that election workers have been unable to check in voters.
Stoddard-Hajdu told The Dallas Express the issue has “been going on all throughout early voting.” Election officials allegedly informed her that faulty equipment was to blame.
“What I’ve been told by the elections administrator is that he thinks the problem is that they’ve got really old equipment and it needs to be updated,” Stoddard-Hajdu told The Dallas Express.
The pollbooks in question were provided by the Omaha-based commercial tech firm Election Systems & Software.
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