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2024 Sample Ballot

*indicates incumbent

Federal

President/Vice President

• Donald J. Trump/JD Vance (Republican)

• Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (Democrat)

• Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (Libertarian)

• Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware (Green) United States Senator

• Ted Cruz* (Republican)

• Colin Allred (Democrat)

• Ted Brown (Libertarian) United States Representative, District 10

• Michael T. McCaul* (Republican) • Theresa Boisseau (Democrat)

• Jeff Miller (Libertarian) United States Representative, District 27

• Michael Cloud* (Republican)

• Tanya Lloyd (Democrat)

State

Railroad Commissioner

• Christi Craddick* (Republican)

• Katherine Culbert (Democrat)

• Hawk Dunlap (Libertarian)

• Eddie Espinoza (Green) Justic, Supreme Court, Place 2

• Jimmy Blacklock* (Republican) • DeSean Jones (Democrat) Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4

• John DeVine* (Republican)

• Christine Vinh Weems (Democrat) Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6

• Jane Bland* (Republican)

• Bonnie Lee Goldstein (Democrat) • J. David Roberson (Libertarian) • Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

• David J. Schenck (Republican)

• Holly Taylor (Democrat) Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7

• Gina Parker (Republican)

• Nancy Mulder* (Democrat) Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8

• Lee Finley (Republican)

• Chika Anyiam (Democrat) State Representative, District 17

• Stan Gerdes* (Republican)

• Desiree Venable (Democrat) Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 2

• John Messinger (Republican)

• Maggie Ellis (Democrat) Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 3

• Chari Kelly* (Democrat) Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 5

• Karin Crump* (Democrat) Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 6

• Gisela D. Triana* (Democrat) District Judge, 21st Judicial District • Carson Campbell* (Republican) District Judge, 335th Judicial District

• John D. Winkelmann (Republican) District Judge, 423rd Judicial District

• Chris Duggan* (Democrat) 

County

Sheriff

• Maurice Cook* (Republican) County Tax Assessor-Collector

• Ellen Owens* (Republican) CountyCommissioner,PrecinctNo.1

• Butch Carmack (Republican)

• Joseph B. Thompson (Democrat) CountyCommissioner,PrecinctNo.3

• Mark Meuth* (Republican) Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, unexpired term

• Zachary Carter* (Republican) Constable, Precinct No. 1

• Wayne Wood (Republican) Constable, Precinct No. 2

• James L. Scoggins (Republican)

•August“Gus”Meduna,Jr.*(Democrat) Constable, Precinct No. 3

• Tim Sparkman* (Republican) Constable, Precinct No. 4

• Joey Dzienowski* (Republican)

ACC District Board of Trustees Election 

ACC, Trustee, Place 7

• Sherri Lynn Taylor

• Cole Wilson ACC, Trustee, Place 8

• Stephanie Gharakhanian* ACC, Trustee, Place 9

• Joe Sefton

• Julie Ann Nitsch*

Special Election for the Creation of Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 

Unincorporated

• To confirm the creation of the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 and the authorization of theadoptionofataxnottoexceedthe rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, which provides for the levy of a tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollar ($100) valuation of ad valorem property situated in said district for the support of said district.

City of Bastrop

• To confirm the creation of the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 and the authorization of the adoption of a tax not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, which provides for the levy of a tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollar ($100) valuation of ad valorem property situated in the said district for the support of said district.

City of Bastrop ETJ

• To confirm the creation of the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 and the authorization of the adoption of a tax not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, which provides for the levy of a tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollar ($100) valuation of ad valorem property situated in the said district for the support of said district.

City of Mustang Ridge ETJ

• To confirm the creation of the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 and the authorization of the adoption of a tax not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, which provides for the levy of a tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollar ($100) valuation of ad valorem property situated in the said district for the support of said district.

City of Smithville

• To confirm the creation of the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 and the authorization of the adoption of a tax not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, which provides for the levy of a tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollar ($100) valuation of ad valorem property situated in the said district for the support of said district.

City of Smithville ETJ

• To confirm the creation of the Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 and the authorization of the adoption of a tax not to exceed the rate allowed by Section 48-e, Article III, Texas Constitution, which provides for the levy of a tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollar ($100) valuation of ad valorem property situated in the said district for the support of said district.

Lund Farm Municipal Utiltity District 

Lund Farm Municipal Utiltity District Confirmation Election, a System Facilities Bond Election, a Park and Recreational Facilities Bond Election, a Maintenance Tax Election, a Road Bond Election, a Refunding Bond Election and a Permanent Directors Election.

Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition A: Confirming the creation of Lund Farm Municipal Utility District Director Election

• Sophia Kidd

• Reid Olsen

• Ben Wiggins

• Elizabeth Koroscik

• Justin Straub Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition B: An operation and maintenance tax for the district not to exceed one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) per one hunder dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property.

Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition C: The issuance of $320,000,000 bonds for water, wastewater and drainage system facilities. Taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.

Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition D: The issuance of $70,080,000 bonds for park and recreational facilities. Taxes sufficient to pay principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.

Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition E: The issuance of $137,000,000 bonds for roads. Taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.

Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition F: The issuance of $480,000,000 bonds for refunding water, wastewater and drainage system facilities bonds issued pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI of the Texas Constituion. Taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.

Lund Farm Municipal Utility District

• Proposition G: The issuance of $205,500,000 bonds for refunding road bonds issued pursuant to Section 52, Article III of the Texas Constituion. Taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.

CityofBastropCharterAmendment Election

Proposition A

• Shall Section 2.03 of the Charter be amended to conform with state law by removing reference to the City’s power to annex territory without consent of the inhabitants?

Proposition B

• Shall Section 3.06(6) of the Charter be amended to conform with state law creating a vacancy on the city council when a council member announces their candidacy for certain elected offices and the unexpired term of the council member exceeds one year and 30 days?

Proposition C

• Shall section 3.16 of the Charter be amended to reflect the fact that codes of technical regulations are available to the public digitally and free of charge?

Proposition D

• Shall Section 3.17(b) of the Charter be amended to reflect the fact that ordinances are available to the public digitally and free of charge?

Proposition E

• Shall Section 5.02 of the Charter be amended to conform with state law by stating that the term of office of municipal court judges shall be provided for by ordinance?

Proposition F

• Shall Sections 14.03 and 14.04 of the Charter be repealed in their entirety as outdated, transitional provisions that are now irrelevant?

Proposition G

• Shall the Charter be amended throughout to replace gender-specific language with gender-neutral terminology?

Proposition H

• Shall Section 3.01 of the Charter be amended to clarify that the Mayor appoints candidates to serve on boards (committees, commissions, task forces, etc.) and the Council considers confirmation of the appointment?

Proposition I

• Shall Section 3.07 of the Charter be amended to compensate the Mayor at a rate of $400 per month and Council Members at $250 per month? Sitting Mayor and Council Members at the time of a compensation increase shall be ineligible to receive the additional funds until re-elected?

Proposition J

• Shall Section 3.09 of the Charter be amended to mandate that the City Council must appoint a Charter Review Commission every six years?

Proposition K

• Shall Section 3.13 of the Charter be amended to specify that four members of the Council shall constitute a quorum to do business, but three members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for all other purposes of compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act?

Proposition L

• Shall Section 4.01 of the Charter be amended to remove the requirement that the City Manager must reside within the City Limits? Proposition M

• Shall an Article be added to the Charter as Article XV and titled “Bastrop Freedom Act” providing for the limited enforcement of marijuana offenses and establishing a policy to reform marijuana enforcement by City personnel with objectives of carefully allocating city resources, declaring misdemeanor marijuana offenses as the City’s lowest enforcement priority, and reducing the risk of discriminatory enforcement practices through the enactment of provisions addressing police enforcement of marijuana offenses?


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