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Voter turnout low for EPISD tax ratification election

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Voter turnout low for EPISD tax ratification election

Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

 

Only 590 voters have participated in the The Eagle Pass Independent School District Tax Ratification Election (TRE) within the first six early voting days.  

The Maverick County Voter registration list has approximately 29,700 voters, however  during the first day of early voting only 124 people, or 0.417 percent of the total amount of people registered to vote, did so. The voting hours were from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  averaging about 13.7 votes per hour. 

On Thursday only 117 votes were cast, or 0.39 percent of the number of registered voters, with an average of 13 votes per hour in the 9 hour voting period; Friday, May 12, only 70 people came out to vote or 0.23 percent of the total registered voters averaging to 7.7 votes per hour; Monday, May 15 only 94 votes were cast throughout the day; and Tuesday, May 16 ended the voting day with only 112 voters participating.   

Voting will continue throughout the week until May 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There were 73 additional votes on Wednesday as of 1:30 p.m.

EPISD early voting will be taking place at the Multi-Purpose Center.  Voting will also be open on Saturday. 

Election day will be on Saturday May 27 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the designated voting sites: Election Day voting sites will be PCT. 1 San Luis Elem.; PCT. 1B Fire Station No. 2; PCT 1C. Memorial Junior High; PCT 2A Benavides Heights Elementary; PCT. 2B San Luis Elementary; PCT2C Rosita Valley Elementary; PCT 2D El Indio Community Center; PCT 3A Glass Elementary; PCT 3B Seco Mines Elementary; PCT 3C Quemado Community Center;  PCT 4A Maverick County Courthouse; PCT 4B Eagle Pass High School Girls Gym; PCT 4C Eagle Pass High School Girls Gym; and PCT 4D Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary.

The School District is proposing a 2.5 cent ad-valorem tax rate increase for the upcoming fiscal year. The proposed tax rate would increase from the current levied tax of $1.15543 per every $100 valuation, to $1.18043 per every $100 valuation. 

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Published in May 2013

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