Marion County residents approved the creation of the Marion County Assistance District and the addition of a 1.5% sales and use tax 324-247.
Early voting results had the District being approved by 7%, a margin which increased as results came in, eventually finishing up at 13.48%.
“This is about Marion County,” said Commissioner Pct 1 JR Ashley. “This is the best thing for Marion County since Lake O’ the Pines was built.”
The District officially comes into being, and the new sales tax starts being collected, on January 1, 2022.
Texas Constitutional Amendments were also approved by Marion County Voters as follows:
- Proposition 1: 627-119
- Proposition 2: 485-255
- Proposition 3: 536-199
- Proposition 4: 412-303
- Proposition 5: 429-294
- Proposition 6: 644-94
- Proposition 7: 678-60
- Proposition 8: 684-55
All results are not finalized until Commissioners have canvassed the totals at an upcoming meeting.
This was the first county election held on the new voting equipment Commissioners approved purchasing earlier this year. The new equipment is touch screen driven and has a paper ballot backup. The May 2021 City of Jefferson elections used the same equipment.
One election judge indicated he did not have any complaints about the new equipment and that it was more user friendly than previous elections.
Earlier Reports:
Election Day Results:
Early voting is starting to come in and results are as follows:
8:09 MCAstD: 324 for, 247 against, 752 votes cast
7:57p. 372 votes cast, Marion Assistance District: 160 for, 132 against
All constitutional amendments are passing.
We’ll update as results come in.