Early voting will begin on Monday

Early voting by personal appearance for the Nov. 3 elections will start on Monday, Oct. 19, and will continue through Friday, Oct. 30.

All of the people of Limestone County and the State of Texas will be voting on eleven proposed constitutional amendments on November 3.

Additionally, on November 3rd, the voters of the Groesbeck Independent School District will be voting on an $8,000,000 bond election while the voters of the City of Groesbeck will be voting on an increase in the city’s hotel/motel tax rate.

Early voting places, days and times for the constitutional amendment election and the Groesbeck ISD election are as follows:

Limestone County Courthouse, Room G-6, 200 W. State Street, Groesbeck

Monday — Friday, October 19 — October 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday — Friday, October 26 — October 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Limestone County Courthouse Annex — Mexia, Courtroom, 205 S. McKinney, Mexia

Monday — Friday, October 19 — October 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday — Friday, October 26 — October 30, 9 a.m to 4 p.m.

For the most part those voting in the Groesbeck ISD bond election will go to the Limestone County Courthouse in Groesbeck for early voting.

The early voting by personal appearance for the City of Groesbeck election will be conducted at the Groesbeck City Hall, October 19, through October 30, during normal working days and working hours. However, election day voting for the City of Groesbeck election will be at the Limestone County Courthouse.

County Polling Places

Several county voting precincts have been consolidated for the November 3rd election for election day voting. These polling places pertain to the constitutional amendment election and the Groesbeck ISD bond election. (As mentioned previously those voting in the City of Groesbeck election will vote at the Limestone County Courthouse on election day and at the City Hall for early voting.)

Listed below are the polling places with the location of the polling place given first and then the precinct number or numbers. It is also noted if a particular voting precinct pertains to the Groesbeck ISD school board election.

*Thornton-Walters Community Center, 301 E. 8th Street, Thornton -- Precinct 102 (Groesbeck ISD).

*Kosse Community Center, N. SH 14, Kosse -- Precinct 103(Groesbeck ISD).

*Old Union Community Center, 3573 FM 3371, Old Union -- Precinct 104 (Groesbeck ISD).

*Prairie Hill Water Supply, 5337 A Hwy. 73 W, Prairie Hill -- Precinct 204 (Groesbeck ISD & Mt. Calm ISD). Mt. Calm ISD is also having an election on Nov. 3rd and part of the Mt. Calm ISD is in Limestone County and voting precinct 104.

*Coolidge Civic Center, 806 Bell St., Coolidge -- Precinct 205.

Limestone County Courthouse, 200 W. State St., Room G 13, Groesbeck -- Precincts 101, 105, 301 and 303 (Groesbeck ISD).

*Mexia Civic Center, 101 S. McKinney St., Mexia --- Precincts 201,202, 203, 206, 302, 304, 305, 401, 403, 404.

*Farrar Baptist Church, 171 LCR 846, Farrar -- Precincts 402 and 406 (Groesbeck ISD).

*Prairie Grove Baptist Church, 2678 FM 1953, Prairie Grove -- Precinct 405 (Groesbeck ISD).

A brief look at the constitutional amendment election , the Groesbeck ISD election, and the City of Groesbeck election is given below:

Constitutional Amendment Election

Eleven proposed constitutional amendments will be presented to the voters of Texas on November 3rd. The constitutional amendments as worded on the ballot along with a brief explanation was given last week. Space permitting, this article will be repeated this week.

Groesbeck ISD Bond Election

The voters of the Groesbeck ISD will vote on an $8,000,000 bond election.

The items on the bond issue include 200 one ton high school chiller, two high school boilers, new bus fleet, HAVAC units (district wide), high school renovation, high school classroom construction, technology, support services building.

The Groesbeck ISD has to send over 50% of taxes collected for maintenance and operations to the state each year since the local school district is a Chapter 41 school district ( a so-called wealthy school district). However, 100% of interest and sinking fund taxes would stay in the school district. Bonded indebtedness is paid from the interest and sinking fund. Proponents of the bond issue state that the school district would save over $9 million by going the bond issue route to obtain the items included in the bond issue.

Again, early voting for this election will be conducted at the Limestone County Courthouse, October 19 through October 30.

See separate story pertaining the school bus fleet portion of the bond election on Page 1A

City of Groesbeck

The voters of the City of Groesbeck will be voting on a proposition to increase the hotel/motel tax in the City of Groesbeck by 2 percent. If passed, the 2 percent increase in the city’s hotel/motel tax will go toward the construction of a new civic center for the town. The hotel/ motel tax is currently 7 percent. The hotel/motel tax is paid by customers of the hotels, motels and bed and breakfast accommodations.

The present civic center was built in the early 1970’s.

The new civic center is expected to provide features that are not available in the present Civic Center.

Again, early voting for this city election will be at the Groesbeck City Hall, October 19-30, and another reminder that the election day voting on November 3, will be at the Limestone County Courthouse.