Voters will go to the polls starting today for a number of municipal and city elections as well as a multi-million dollar Marble Falls ISD school election bond. Early voting for the May 3 elections begins Tuesday, April 22.
The school district has divided the $172.2 million total bond into four distinct propositions.
Proposition A will include general facilities planning ($131.4 million). Proposition B will add technology infrastructure ($2.2 million). Proposition C includes athletic facilities ($12.5 million) and Proposition D deals with a multipurpose facility ($26.1 million).
Marble Falls
The city of Marble Falls will hold a general election for mayor, three council members, and voters will also help decide the fate of the Marble Falls ISD bond election. Place 4 has shaped up to be a contested race. Incumbent Karlee Hubble will face Renee Rosales, Sr. John Packer is on the ballot unopposed for mayor, and William D. (Dee) Haddock and Craig Magerkurth are also running unopposed for places 2 and 6 respectively.
Granite Shoals
Voting citizens of Granite Shoals will be voting in a mayoral race, three council member places and in a bond election for Propositions A, B, C and D. Ron Munos and Ben Roman, Jr. are vying for mayor; Brian Edwards, Judy N. Salvaggio and Michael Berg are on the ballot for council member places 1, 3, and 5 respectively.
Cottonwood Shores
Cottonwood Shores will hold a general election to choose a mayor, two council members and for or against a proposition. Jared Dodd is on the ballot for the mayoral position; and Rickey Longabaugh and Gary D. Parsons are running for Place 2. Laura Hankins is running for council member, place 4.
Moonlight Bend
Moonlight Bend Municipal Utility District will hold a Confirmation Election, an Operation and Maintenance Tax Election, a System Facilities Bond Elections, a Road Bond Election, Refunding Bond Elections, and a Permanant Directors Election. Voters from this district will be able to vote for none, one, two three, four or all five candidates for director. On the ballot are: John Alvarez, Lucas Lahaug, Ryan LaMarre, James William Swinnea and Eric Vann. Voters in this district will vote for or against Proposition A , to confirm creation of Moonlight Bend MUD.
ESD No. 7
The Burnet County Emergency Service District No. 7 election will involve adopting a local sales and use tax within the district.
Cimarron Shores
Cimarron Shores will hold a Water Control and Improvement District Utility Bond Election and Utility Refunding Bond Elections.
Burnet County residents can vote at any open polling location during early voting or on Election Day. For assistance, call the Burnet County Elections Office at 512-715-5288.
Burnet County has county-wide polling locations known as vote centers.
As a registered voter in Burnet County, you may vote on Election Day at the nearest polling location that is open no matter where you are in the county. You do not have to vote at your home precinct.
Last day of early voting is Tuesday, April 29.
Voting Centers
Voting centers for voting early are the AgriLife Auditorium at 607 N. Vandeveer in Burnet; Marble Falls Texas Tech at 806 Steve Hawkins Pkwy.; and at the Granite Shoals Community Center,1208 N. Phillips Ranch Rd. in Granite Shoals.
Dates, Hours
Tuesday, April 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday April 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, April 24, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, April 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, April 28, 7 a.m. 7 p.m.; Tuesday, April 29, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From the Texas Secretary of State’s website, https://www.sos.state.tx.us/, voters can track their voter registration status, poll location, early voting locations, registration information and key election dates; voters may also register to vote, update their information and track their ballot.
