Early voting for the Texas constitutional amendment election and for two Port of Bay City Authority commissioner positions will continue through Friday, Oct. 29.
Times and polling places for early voting and for the general election Tuesday, Nov. 2, are found below.
In the two races for the six-year terms of Port of Bay City Authority commissioner positions, Matthew W. Ashcraft is unopposed for Position 1, while Position 5 incumbent Tommy W. Countz faces a challenge from Alyssa R. Dibbern and Trey Treybig.
A non-partisan analysis of each ballot constitutional amendment proposition:
Proposition 1: Authorizes professional sports team charitable organizations to conduct raffles at rodeo venues.
Proposition 2: Authorizes a county to issue bonds to fund infrastructure and transportation projects in undeveloped and blighted areas.
Proposition 3: Amends the Texas Constitution to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from enacting a law, rule, order, or proclamation that limits religious services or organizations.
Proposition 4: Changes the eligibility requirements for the following judicial offices: a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge.
Proposition 5: Authorizes the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to accept and investigate complaints and reports against candidates running for state judicial office.
Proposition 6: Amends the Texas Constitution to state that residents of nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or state-supported living centers have a right to designate an essential caregiver that may not be prohibited from visiting the resident.
Proposition 7: Amends the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to extend a homestead tax limit for surviving spouses of disabled individuals as long as the spouse is 55 years old and resides at the home.
Proposition 8: Amends the Texas Constitution to allow the legislature to apply a homestead tax exemption for surviving spouses of members of the military to those fatally injured in the line of duty.
With voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., early voting polling locations through Oct. 29 include:
Bay City Service Center
2105 Avenue M, Bay City
Matagorda County Courthouse Annex
405 Commerce St., Palacios
Election Day Polling Locations
7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2
Precincts 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F
Bay City Service Center
2105 Avenue M, Bay City
Precincts 2 and 10
Matagorda Fireman’s Hall
683 Market St., Matagorda
Precincts 3A, 3B, and 7
Matagorda County Courthouse Annex
405 Commerce St., Palacios
Precincts 4, 8, 12
Blessing Community Center
734 FM 616, Avenue A, Blessing
Precincts 5 and 9
Van Vleck Community Center
87 Avenue F, Van Vleck
Precinct 6
Sargent Fire Station
22037 FM 457, Sargent
Precinct 13
Cedar Lane Community Center
13622 FM 457, Bay City
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