Taylor County voting locations for Abilene City Council, Abilene ISD board
Voting in Saturday's joint constitutional amendment, city and school general election begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, with polls closing at 7 p.m.
Up for election are two Abilene City Council seats and three slots on the Abilene ISD board of trustees.
A total of 11 candidates are seeking five positions.
Where to vote?
Registered voters may cast a ballot at any one of the following locations:
► Abilene City Hall, 555 Walnut St.
► Buffalo Gap Church of Christ, 741 Litel St., Buffalo Gap
► Church of Christ, South 11th and Willis, 3333 South 11th St.
► First Baptist Church - Merkel, 307 Locust St., Merkel
► First Baptist Church - Tuscola, 632 Kent Avenue, Tuscola
► Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 East Ambler
► Lawn Baptist Church, 518 Avenue D, Lawn
► New Beginnings United Pentecostal Church, 5535 Buffalo Gap Road
►Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane
►River of Life Church, 539 Highway 83/84
► Sears Park Recreation Center, 2250 Ambler Avenue
► Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road
► Taylor County Plaza, 400 Oak St.
► Thomas Elementary School, 1240 Lakeside Drive
► Tye Industrial Park Small Business Incubator, 649 Scott St.
► View Baptist Church, 250 Boynton Road
► Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 South 14th St.
► Woodlawn Church of Christ, 922 Woodlawn Drive
► Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Road
Who's running?
Abilene City Council races:
►Place 5: Incumbent Kyle McAlister and James Sargent
►Place 6: Incumbent Travis Craver, Charles Byrn and Dorothy Clay
More: Paying it forward: How to fund projects key issue in Abilene City Council Place 5, 6 races
More: 5 questions for the Abilene City Council candidates
Abilene ISD races:
►Place 4: Incumbent Cindy Earles and Reini King
►Place 5: Incumbent Danny Wheat and Jeff Carr
►Place 6: Incumbent Bill Enriquez and Justin Anderson
More: Trio of Abilene ISD board challengers united in effort to displace incumbents
More: 5 questions for the Abilene ISD board of trustee candidates
Proposed constitutional amendments on Abilene ballot
The two proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot are:
► Proposition 1: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.”
► Proposition 2: “The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.”
Brian Bethel covers city and county government and general news for the Abilene Reporter-News. If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.
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