Garland asks voters to consider bond proposal for public safety staffing

30. A list of voting locations is here for Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Tarrant County When is Election Day? Tuesday, Nov. 3, is Election Day and polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. You can vote if you re in line by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House) State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, GLO Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner, State Board of Education, Texas Senate, Texas House) County races: (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Rockwall) Judicial races: (Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Appeals, District Courts, County Courts, Justice of the Peace Courts) Bonds and Props: There are several bonds and propositions on ballots; they re broken down here by schools, municipalities and counties. Previous results: Here are the results from the March primary and runoff. The city of Garland is asking voters to consider a tax rate of $.6799 per $100 valuation. The money is for hiring in the police, fire, 9-1-1 dispatch and parks departments. It would also increase funding for road construction and maintenance, maintain city services. Voters will be asked to decide whether they are For or Against the proposition. City of Garland Bond Election Proposition A THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.679900 per $100 valuation in the City of Garland, Texas for the current year, a rate that is $0.036646 higher per $100 of valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Garland, Texas, for the purpose of increasing staff for the police department, fire department, 9-1-1 dispatch department and parks department, increasing funding for roadway construction and maintenance, maintaining and enhancing levels of city-wide services and competitive pay for public safety and city personnel. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Garland, Texas was $0.689746 per $100 valuation. Election Day is Nov. 3; early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Friday, Oct. 30.