All amendments pass at November election
By Nathan Straus News Reporter

All the votes are in. All 16 amendments proposed by state legislature have passed in Henderson County as well as all of Texas. The elections ended Tuesday, November 6.

Gwen Moffeit, Henderson County Clerk, said 2,346 people voted in the elections.

"We had very light turnout," Moffeit said. "About five percent of the total registered voters cast their votes."

Moffeit added the turnout was average for a constitutional amendment.

The following proposition information about the 2007 Constitutional Amendment Election was taken from a release by the Office of the Secretary of State.

Proposition 1: Appropriation for facilities at Angelo State University, passed at 1,364 - 871.

Proposition 2: Issuance of $500 million in bonds to finance student loans, passed at 1,387 - 907.

Proposition 3: Limiting the appraised value of the residence homestead, passed at 1,551 - 743.

Proposition 4: Issuance of up to $1 billion in bonds for construction projects, passed, just barely, at 1,161 - 1,125.

Proposition 5: Local election to limit municipal property taxes, passed at 1,417 - 854.

Proposition 6: Exempt from ad valorem tax, one motor vehicle owned by an individual, passed at 1,562 - 729.

Proposition 7: Allow government entities to sell property acquired by eminent domain, passed at 1,865 - 440.

Proposition 8: Clarify provisions relating to a home equity loan, passed at 1,652 - 626.

Proposition 9: Exempt totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation, passed (by the widest margin of any amendment) at 1,961 - 344.

Proposition 10: Abolish the office of the inspector of hides and animals, passed at 1,758 - 508.

Proposition 11: To provide for public access on the Internet of Legislative votes, passed at 1,937 - 352.

Proposition 12: Issuance of bonds not to exceed $5 billion for highway improvement, passed at 1,346 - 930.

Proposition 13: Deny bail to a person who violates certain orders or conditions, passed at 1939 - 365.

Proposition 14: Permit a justice or judge to serve the remainder term, passed at 1,574 - 740.

Proposition 15: Creation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, passed at 1,232 - 1,073.

Proposition 16: Issuance of bonds for assistance to economically distressed areas, passed at 1,239 - 1,054.

David Holstein, Henderson County Judge, said the election was, overall, a step in the right direction.

"The people of Henderson County have spoken," Holstein said.