Two Elections in May 2022  5/22 K.Agee

There will be two elections this May. The first election is May 7^th, and is considered a “Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election” because it features two proposed amendments to the Texas state constitution, as well as a few local elections.

Both state propositions deal with breaks on property tax appraisals.

Ø Prop #1 lets most homeowners over 65 years old and those who are disable get additional reductions on their property taxes.

Ø Prop #2 increases the amount homeowners can subtract from the value of their home (from $25,000 to the proposed value of $40,000) before school taxes are computed. This change would apply to homeowners of all ages.

Ø Click here to see details of these amendments, plus their actual text: https://tinyurl.com/5n7f34sv

The City of Garland has two City Council seats up for election, but our District 6 is not one of them. There are however three GISD Board of Trustee seats and one Dallas Community College seat up for election.

The second election will be held on Tuesday May 24^th, with early voting available from May 16^th thru May 20^th. It is called the “2022 Primary Runoff Election” because it is exclusively for runoffs resulting from the March 1^st Democrat & Republican primary elections.

This link explains everything in more detail, and includes voting locations, sample ballots, etc:

https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/upcoming-election-information/

If you want to see who represents you (based on your street address), use this link:

https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home but be careful to enter your name correctly.