Last Thursday, November 7, was Election Day across the State of Texas. For residents of Forney, there were a number of propositions on the ballot, including several at the state level, the local level, and for the Forney Independent School District.
Out of a total of twentytwo propositions across the ballot, twenty-one received the voters’ stamps of approval.
For voters living within the boundaries of Forney ISD, Proposition A was approved with an unofficial tally of 4,380 to 1,970. Proposition A allows for increases in teacher and staff salaries, funding for armed police officers at each Forney ISD campus, funding for various academic programs, and more.
Included in the City of Forney propositions were several changes to the City Charter. These included changing the length of terms for City Council and Mayor positions from 2 years to 3 years, limiting those same positions to 3 consecutive terms, and amending the process for filling vacancies to be by a special election unless the vacancy occurs within 120 days or less away from an already scheduled general election. Another notable change is that, based on the voters’ approval last Thursday, the Mayor will only vote on matters that require a tie-breaker. Proposition F established the authority to remove a board, commission, or member if qualifications are not maintained. Other propositions altered gender-specific wording in the Charter, as well as changed the number of signatures required for a recall vote to 10% of the number who voted in the previous election or 200, whichever is greater.
For the State of Texas, there were fourteen propositions in all on the ballot. Each of these passed, with one exception. Proposition 13, which proposed an increase in the mandatory age of retirement for state Justices and Judges, was denied by voters. Among the other thirteen state propositions that passed, most had to do with taxation or exemptions of various types and a cost-of-living adjustment for some of Texas’ retired teachers. Voters also approved the creation of the Texas Energy Fund, which aims to improve upon the state’s electric generating facilites, as well as the creation of the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund, which will aid in the creation and improvement of our State Parks.
For more specific result information, like vote counts and more, check out the Kaufman County election results page at www. kaufmancounty.net/237/ elections.
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