2022 May 07 City and FISD Elections

May 07, 2022 Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election, for State and County referendums, Forney City Council seats and Chapter 143 referendum, and Forney Independent School District Board and bond package.

If you want to be listed on a ballot, you must file your application between Jan. 13 and Feb. 18.  

Here is the City of Forney Application, and the Forney ISD forms page. You must also declare your campaign treasurer.

Note that you must be a registered voter, and the form must be notarized.

Two state constitutional amendments:

    STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 1
    "The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem 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 to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead."
    (PROPUESTA NÚMERO 1 DEL ESTADO DE TEXAS)
    ("La enmienda constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura a proveer la reducción del importe de la limitación sobre la cantidad total de impuestos ad valorem que pueden fijarse, para fines generales de las escuelas públicas primarias y secundarias, sobre la propiedad residencial de una persona de edad avanzada o discapacitada para reflejar cualquier reducción reglamentaria del año fiscal anterior en la tasa comprimida máxima de los impuestos de mantenimiento y operaciones fijados para esos fines sobre la propiedad".)
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No



    STATE OF TEXAS PROPOSITION 2
    "The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000."
    (PROPUESTA NÚMERO 2 DEL ESTADO DE TEXAS)
    ("La enmienda constitucional que aumenta el importe de la exención de impuestos ad valorem de la propiedad residencial para fines de las escuelas públicas de $25,000 a $40,000".)
    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No


    Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 6
    (Distrito de Servicios de Emergencia Número 6 del Condado de Kaufman

    PROPOSITION (PROPOSICIÓN)
    Authorizing an increase in the maximum ad valorem tax rate that Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 6 may impose on property within the District to a rate not to exceed seven cents ($0.07) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation.

    (Autorizar un aumento en la tasa máxima de impuestos ad valorem que el Distrito de Servicios de Emergencia Número 6 del Condado de Kaufman puede imponer en propiedad dentro del Distrito a una tasa que no exceda siete centavos ($0.07) en cada cien dólares ($100) de valuación.)

    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No


    CITY OF FORNEY SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION
    (ELECCIÓN DE REFERÉNDUM ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE FORNEY)

    The initiative petition requests that the Forney City Council pass an ordinance adopting Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 143, Municipal Civil Service for the Fire Fighters and Police Officers, of the City of Forney.

    (La petición de iniciativa solicita que el Concejo Municipal de Forney apruebe una ordenanza que adopte el Código de Gobierno Local de Texas, Capítulo 143, Servicio Civil Municipal para Bomberos y Oficiales de Policía, de la Ciudad de Forney.)

    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No



    FORNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSITION A
    (PROPOSICIÓN A DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORNEY

    THE ISSUANCE OF $1,294,000,000 OF BONDS BY THE FORNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, IMPROVING, UPGRADING, UPDATING, ACQUIRING, AND EQUIPPING SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND THE NECESSARY SITES FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE."

    (" LA EMISIÓN DE $1,294,000,000 EN BONOS POR PARTE DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORNEY CON EL FIN DE DISEÑAR, CONSTRUIR, RENOVAR, MEJORAR, MODERNIZAR, ACTUALIZAR, ADQUIRIR Y EQUIPAR INSTALACIONES ESCOLARES, Y LOS PREDIOS NECESARIOS PARA LAS INSTALACIONES ESCOLARES, Y LA IMPOSICIÓN DE UN IMPUESTO PARA EL PAGO DE LO ANTERIOR ESTE ES UN INCREMENTO DEL IMPUESTO A LA PROPIEDAD.")

    • For/Yes/Si
    • Against/No/No


    The local candidates are (incumbents shown as (I)):

    • Forney City

      • Place 1
        • James Traylor (I)
        • Kalen Boren

      • Place 3
        • Sandi Primous
        • Robbie Powers (I)

      • Place 5
        • Zahnd Schlensker (I)


    • Forney ISD

      • Position 5
        • Chad Johnson (I)

      • Position 6
        • Garet "Freedom" McInroe
        • Becky Dobbs (I)
        • Erika Price

      • Position 7
        • Katrina Black
        • Christopher Andrews (I)



    "A voter may vote at any of the Election Day Vote Centers " 7A - 7P
     
    VC# Location Address
    1 St Ann Catholic Church 806 N. Washington St. Kaufman TX 75142
    2 Ola Church of Christ 9720 St. Hwy 243 Kaufman TX 75142
    3 First Baptist Church, Forney 1003 FM 741 Forney TX 75126
    4 Talty Baptist Church 5210 N FM 148 Crandall TX 75114
    5 Terrell Service Center 400 Industrial Blvd. Terrell TX 75160
    6 Ables Springs Fire Station 30000 FM 429 Terrell TX 75161
    7 Devonshire HOA 1201 Ravenhill Rd. Forney TX 75126
    7 Griffin Elementary 1130 S. Ravenhill Forney TX 75126
    8 Terrell Sub-Courthouse 408 E. College St Terrell TX 75160
    9 The Elmo Fire Station 12777 FM 2728 Terrell TX 75161
    10 Scurry Rosser Admin. Bldg. 10705 St. Hwy 34 Scurry TX 75158
    11 Beacon Hill Baptist 594 Hwy 80 West Forney TX 75126
    12 Lively Baptist Church 18075 S. FM 148 Kemp TX 75143
    13 Mustang Creek Church 13851 FM 548 Forney TX 75126
    15 First Baptist Church, Kemp 1320 S. Elm Kemp TX 75143
    16 Mabank City Hall 129 E. Market St. Mabank TX 75147
    17 Pointview Baptist Church 110 Hwy 3039 Combine TX 75159
    18 Crandall/Combine Comm. Cntr. 500 W Lewis/FM 3039 Crandall TX 75114
    19 First Assembly of God Church 203 Main St. Terrell TX 75160
    20 Bingo Hall-Terrell 14701 Hwy 205 Terrell TX 75160
    21 Abner Baptist Church 6877 FM 2727 Kaufman TX 75142
    22 Post Oak Bend Comm. Cntr. 1175 Co. Rd. 278 Kaufman TX 75142
    25 Forney Sub Courthouse 200 E. Main St. Forney TX 75126
    26 Bethlehem Baptist Church 500 S. Frances St. Terrell TX 75160
    27 East Side Church of Christ 627 S. FM 548 Forney TX 75126
    28 Kaufman County Library 3790 S. Houston St. Kaufman TX 75142
    29 The Oasis at Heartland 3558 Kirby Lane Heartland TX 75126
    30 Warsaw Comm. Ctr. 6430 FM 148 Kaufman TX 75142
    SRCSD Noble Reed Elementary 2020 Wildcat Trail Crandall TX 75114
    Early voting is available from Apr. 25 - May 03 at these locations:

    Kaufman County Library
    3790 S. Houston St.
    Kaufman, Texas 75142
     
         
    Forney Sub Courthouse
    200 E. Main St.
    Forney, Texas 75126
    Terrell Sub Courthouse
    408 E. College St.
    Terrell, Texas 75160
     
         
    Kemp Sub Courthouse
    103 N. Main St.
    Kemp, Texas 75143
    Crandall/Combine Community Center
    500 W. Lewis
    Crandall, Texas 75114
          Mabank City Hall
    129 E. Market St.
    Mabank TX 75147
    Griffin Elementary
    1130 S. Ravenhill
    Forney, Texas 75126
         
    Henderson Elementary
    12755 FM 1641
    Forney, Texas 75126
    Criswell Elementary
    407 FM 740
    Forney, Texas 75126
         
    Lewis Elementary
    1309 Luckenbach
    Forney, Texas 75126
    Blackburn Elementary
    2401 Concord
    Forney, Texas 75126
         
    Noble Reed Elementary
    2020 Wildcat Trail
    Crandall, Texas 75114
    Scurry-Rosser ISD
    10705 St. Hwy. 34
    Scurry, Texas 75158
         
    Trinity Family Church
    9670 CR 214
    Talty, Texas 75160
         
    Forney ISD Admin Building
    600 S. Bois d'Arc St.
    Forney, Texas 75126





    Early voting times:

        Mon. - Fri. Apr. 25 - 29: 8:00 - 5:00
                  Sat.  Apr. 30: 8:00 - 5:00
                  Sun. May 01: 1:00 - 6:00
        Mon. - Tue.   May 02 - 03: 7:00 - 7:00

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