The voters of north Harris County, Montgomery County and a small section of San Jacinto County also have a choice to make tomorrow. The voters turned them down for $200 million in bonds in 2006 in a general election, so they have done what these small government bodies like to do: schedule another election, double the amount they are asking for and make the polling locations as obscure as possible to insure low voter turnout and thus, victory.
As we noted here, less than half of the amount of money that they want from the backs of taxpayers will go to instruction for real jobs. Is that really what the taxpayers of those counties want? We’ll see tomorrow. Will the voters get off the couch and turn it down again? Or will they go about their business, allow a very small group of teachers and students to pass it, then whine and complain on blogs and talk radio?
There are also four seats on the board up for election. If I were voting in that election, I’d vote for Fred Blanton in Position 3, Jason Roper in Position 6, and Gail Stanart in Position 9 (my heart tells me that I’d vote for Jean Iverson but my head tells me that Gail has a better shot at getting in). Someone else will have to chime in regarding Position 4, which is an open seat.
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In visiting with neighbors out doing their yard work today I noted that NONE of them were even aware of the Lone Star College Bond referendum. The Spring Observer noted the ongoing election in their May 8th edition, but failed to include the election information relative to the race for Position 3. That’s a gross oversight on their part, and of course they ran a huge article in support of the bond, with a very small letter to the editor from a citizen who is not in support of the bond.
I can’t help you out with candidates on Position 4. The paper says Adam, age 70, is a residence in Cypress - occupation Attorney, and Terry Mortin, age 56, is a Houston resident who lists his occupation as a group manager (whatever that means).
Knowing that LST supports conservative candidates, I suppose I can understand voting with one’s head rather than heart.
This whole voting in May has me aggravated.
My wife & I went to early vote on Tuesday at Klenk, but they failed to publish the fact they moved the early voting away from Klenk the day before. We had to travel to Epps Island.
When we got there, we found out we could not vote against the County college bonds {Klein bonds only}. We had to go to Cypresswood Library to vote against that one… Too late, it was already 6:45 pm. Now my wife gets to vote on Saturday and I’ll be out of town.
When are we going to consolidate all voting to the month of November? The only reason schools have their bond elections at this time of year is due to the lack of participation from the normal voters, and the lock-step votes of every school district employee.
Time to write my Texas representatives…
BJ– if history is any guide, I’d bet on “whine and complain on blogs and talk radio.”
fwiw, taxing districts in Colorado, because of TABOR and other reforms, are required to sit at the grown-up’s table and ask voters for more money during November general elections, and also to go to voters and get their permission to keep “extra” funds that come in over and above population growth and inflation.
Frequently, those bonds still pass… because the taxing districts have learned that unless they shape up and please the public, they’ll get turned down.
Accountability breeds accountability… and in fact, the taxing districts can move forward with greater confidence, because they haven’t pulled a fast one under the wire, but rather stepped up and got an actual mandate from the voters.
Apparently I have to go to 2 different places to vote against 2 different bond issues tommorrow. One for Lone Star System and one for Klein ISD. It was difficult to find the polling locations and if not for LST I would not have even know about the Lone Star System Vote.
No I will not stay at home.
Neither election was well publicized so I must conclude that both Klein and Lone Star are trying to slip one by the public without most of them even knowing what is happening.
I’ve already voted no. If it passes, do I get to whine?
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Absolutly, But you will probably not be anywhere near as bad as me.
Bond elections affect all the taxpayers. They should ONLY be held during general elections. Dan needs to introduce a bill.
Here’s a first! I can justifiably post the same comment on two different threads. It’s applicable.
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For the record, I say that we should not undervalue the benefit to society in general, for having the benefit of a well-funded program of fine arts endeavors.
That said, I live in the Lone Star College area and will be voting against the bond election, almost entirely because I am sick and tired of school districts and similar entities scheduling elections on days other than “normal” elections (be it Primary or General), and then shuffling the polling places so that they’re difficult to locate. If the bond proposal is important, schedule it on a day when the general voting populace will be out to vote, and spend the money to promote it to the general public. I have a severe problem with educrats, teachers, and students making the decision to pay for something which comes to rest on the shoulders of the general public who barely ever heard that there was a bond proposal to consider.
my, rather irritated, 2¢
– Ken
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I’ve spoken with both Gail and Jason……Gail sees no harm in the bond issue, but assured me they were doing away with the perk of free medical care until death for board members. Jason seems really conservative. I’ve decided….. it’s your turn. Please go vote.
If any of you are supposed to vote at Hirsch Elementary…please say hi to me, I will be judge.
Election results all issues:
http://www.chron.com/apps/ElectionPub/local.mpl?action=results&nextview=preelection&conav=1