2023
2023
LOCAL VOTER GUIDE GUIDE Candidates and information for local elections LOCAL VOTER GUIDE
COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER
DATES TO KNOW April 24 First day of early voting
WHERE TO VOTE
May 6 Election day May 6 Last day to receive ballot by mail (or May 8 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)
Comal and Guadalupe counties are vote center counties, meaning residents can vote at any early-voting location in their county and at any voting center on election day. Early-voting locations can be found on the county’s election website.
April 25 Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) May 2 Last day of early voting
SOURCES: COMAL COUNTY, GUADALUPE COUNTY, CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS COMMUNITY IMPACT
*Incumbent **Voters will select one candidate to ll out the remaining two years of this term vacated by Wes Clark and lled by David Heefner.
SAMPLE BALLOT
Proposition B The issuance of $12,155,000 of tax bonds for park and recreational facilities and projects to include Mission Hill Park. Taxes su cient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed. Proposition C The issuance of $28,560,000 of tax bonds for city library facilities and projects to include a southeast library branch. Taxes su cient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed. COMAL ISD BOND ELECTION Proposition A The issuance of an amount not to exceed $560,564,863 school building bonds for the construction, renovation, acquisition and equipment of school building in the district consisting of three
1,000 spectators consisting of bleacher replacement and related infrastructure at Canyon Lake High School; and bleacher expansion and eldhouse at Davenport High School; and the levying and imposition of taxes su cient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase. Proposition C The issuance of an amount not to exceed $28,000,000 school bonds for the acquisition of technology instructional technology to be used in the classroom and network infrastructure; and the levying and imposition of taxes su cient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase. equipment consisting of teacher and student
new elementary schools, one new middle school, life bridges facility, campus safety and security, campus infrastructure projects, facilities to support student programs at Canyon High School, Canyon Middle School, Canyon Lake High School, Davenport High School, Mountain Valley Middle School and Smithson Valley High School; the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings and the purchase of new school buses; and the levying and imposition of taxes su cient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase. Proposition B The issuance of an amount not to exceed $46,094,984 school bonds for the construction, renovation, acquisition and equipment of stadiums with seating capacity of more than
NEW BRAUNFELS CITY COUNCIL Mayor Michael Alexander French
COMAL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Single-Member District 4
Russell Garner* Garrison Maurer
George Green Neal Linnartz Edward Martinez Jr District 5 Mary Ann Labowski Bently Cain Paiz District 6 James Blakey* April Ryan Steven Voges
NEW BRAUNFELS BOND ELECTION Proposition A The issuance of $99,330,000 of tax bonds by the city of New Braunfels, Texas, for the construction, acquisition, improvement and upgrading of streets to include Barbarosa Road/Saur Lane, Common Street, Conrads Lane, Kohlenberg Road, South Kowald Lane, Solms Road, a citywide streets improvement program and a citywide intersection improvement program. Taxes su cient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.
NEW BRAUNFELS ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES At-Large** Falon Cochran Kimberley Goodwin
Bill Lewis District 4
Jackie Sanders John E. Tucker*
POLLING LOCATIONS
Polling locations vary between early voting and election day. Early voting times may vary, but election day voting hours are from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. statewide.
3 County Line Elementary School 1200 County Line Road, New Braunfels 4 Eden Hill, Town Hall 631 Lakeview Blvd., New Braunfels 5 Freedom Fellowship Church 410 Oak Run Point, New Braunfels 6 Gruene United Methodist Church 2629 E. Common St., New Braunfels 9 Ho mann Lane Elementary School 4600 FM 306, New Braunfels 8 Justice of the Peace No. 3 Courtroom 3079 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels
9 Knights of Columbus Hall, Meeting Room 111 Landa St., New Braunfels 10 New Braunfels Christian Church, Fellowship Hall 734 N. Loop 337, New Braunfels 11 New Braunfels City Hall 550 Landa St., New Braunfels 12 New Braunfels Library, Large Meeting Room 700 E. Common St., New Braunfels 13 NBISD Transportation Building 2621 Klein Way, New Braunfels
14 Oak Run Middle School 415 Oak Run Point, New Braunfels 15 Peace Lutheran Church, foyer 1147 S. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels 16 Redemptive Grace Ministries 2240 FM 725, New Braunfels 17 Vintage Oaks Amenity Center 1250 Via Principale, New Braunfels 18 Westside Community Center 2932 S. I-35, New Braunfels
EARLY VOTING 1 Central Texas Technology Center 2189 FM 758, New Braunfels 2 Comal County O ces, Goodwin Annex, Training Room 1297 Church Hill Drive, New Braunfels ELECTION DAY 1 Christ Our King Anglican Church 115 Kings Way, New Braunfels 2 Comal County Elections O ce 396 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.
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