Early voting

Early voting targeting the two Boerne Independent School District bond propositions, the one BISD board of trustees race and the pair of state constitutional amendments produced a 7.3 percent area turnout, according to information from the Kendall County Elections Office.

Statistics from that office on Wednesday showed 3,676 ballots were cast among the 50,591 eligible voters in Kendall, Bexar and Comal counties. Early voting took place from Monday, April 25, through Tuesday, May 3. Election Day is this Saturday, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

More than 2,900 ballots were cast in Kendall County while more than 700 were counted in Bexar County. The heaviest voting day was the last day as more than 900 total votes were cast.

The $162.64 million bond proposition includes an eighth elementary school; expansions at Boerne and Champion high schools as well as at North and South middle schools; portable classrooms where the need exists or will exist; land acquisition; a second access point to Voss Middle School and design work for a third high school; general maintenance, including measures to keep BISD Stadium safe and useable in the short term; network infrastructure and an audio/visual “refresh;” an aquatics learning center; work on the old administration building and Boerne Academy; library hubs at four elementary schools; moving and expanding the district’s operations center; and money for planning, management and contingency fees.

The separate $3 million technology proposition would fund student and staff devices in the eighth elementary school and expansions at the secondary campuses as well as refresh devices at all BISD campuses.

The Place 4 trustee election matches incumbent Maritza Gonzalez-Cooper against Armando Trevino Jr. The term is for three years.

As far as the state amendments, Proposition 1 would authorize the state legislature to reduce the property tax limit for school maintenance and operations taxes imposed on the homesteads of elderly or disabled residents to reflect any tax rate reduction enacted by law from the preceding tax year.

Proposition 2 would raise Texas’ homestead exemption from $25,000 to $40,000 for school district property taxes, which would save the average homeowner about $176 on their annual property tax bill.

Everyone who resides within the Boerne ISD boundaries and is an eligible voter may vote in the Saturday, May 7, BISD bond and Place 4 trustee election, including those who live in Bexar and Comal counties.

On Election Day, people who reside in Bexar or Comal counties may vote for the Place 4 board of trustees race at the old schoolhouse at Van Raub Elementary School. Voters in those counties may cast ballots for the Boerne ISD bond proposals and the pair of state constitutional amendments at their polling place in those counties.

Individuals who live in Kendall County may cast ballots at any polling location in Kendall County. Those polling places are:

• Boerne City Hall, 447 N. Main Street, Boerne.

• First Baptist Church, 631 S. School St., Boerne.

• Bergheim Volunteer Fire Department, 1 Old Curry Creek Road, Bergheim.

• Burdick Community Center, 119 Old San Antonio Road, Boerne.

• Kendall County Fairgrounds, 1307 River Road, Boerne.

• Kendalia Community Center, 2610 FM 473, Kendalia.

• Boerne Bible Church, 1026 E. Blanco Road, Boerne.

• Sisterdale Community Center, 2 Sisterdale-Lindendale Road, Sisterdale.

• Comfort Baptist Church 100 Amber Drive, Comfort.

• Waring Fire House, 11 Waring Road, Boerne.

• Nineteen:Ten Church, 130 FM 1376, Boerne.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.