Early Voting continues each week day thru Friday, April 29th and next week on Monday, May 2nd and Tuesday, May 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at two locations: Fairfield Conference Center at 839 E. Commerce and Teague City Hall at 105 S. 4th Ave.
On the ballot are candidates for Fairfield School Board, Fairfield City Council, and Teague City Council. Additionally are two proposed Texas State Constitutional Amendments:
–SJR 1 proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of property taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled in order to reflect any statutory reduction in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the person’s homestead from the preceding tax year.
–SJR 2 proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from property taxes for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.
Voters of Fairfield ISD will also be considering an $8 million Bond proposed by Fairfield ISD. If passed by voters, the Bond will fund the following projects:
–$200,000 – FHS Roof Repair
–$5,300,000 – HVAC
–$900,000 – LED Lighting
–$1,200,000 – Transportation (school buses)
Election Day will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Poll locations are available online at co.freestone.tx.us/page/freestone.Elections
