2022 May 7th Elections
January 1
First day for voters to submit an application for a ballot by mail (ABBM) for an election in 2022
January 19
First day to file an application for a place on the ballot or a declaration of write-in candidacy
February 18
Last day for a candidate in a political subdivision to file an application for a place on the ballot for general election
February 22
Deadline for write-in candidates to file
April 7
Last day to register to vote or make a change of address effective for the May 7, 2022 election
April 25
First Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
April 26
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
May 3
Last Day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
May 7
Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail
May 24
Democratic Primary Runoff Election Day
2022 May Constitutional Amendment Special Election – May 7, 2022
State of Texas Proposition 1 ( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST
“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.”
"La enmienda constitucional que autoriza a la legislatura a proveer la reducción del importe de la limitación sobre la cantidad total de impuestos ad valorem que pueden fijarse, para fines generales de las escuelas públicas primarias y secundarias, sobre la propiedad residencial de una persona de edad avanzada o discapacitada para reflejar cualquier reducción reglamentaria del año fiscal anterior en la tasa comprimida máxima de los impuestos de mantenimiento y operaciones fijados para esos fines sobre la propiedad
State of Texas Proposition 2 ( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST
“The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.”
“La enmienda constitucional que aumenta el importe de la exención de impuestos ad valorem de la propiedad residencial para fines de las escuelas públicas de $25,000 a $40,00
Early Voting at the Courthouse:
Monday April 25 to Friday April 29 8am to 5pm
Monday May 2 and Tuesday May 3 8am to 5pm
The local elections for city hall and mayor have been canceled since the only candidates to file were the incumbants.
Point Comfort
Mayor *Incumbent
John Warren
Council
Clint Machicek
Mayor (Councilman)
Steve Lambden
Council
Laura Kurtz
Council *Incumbent
George Hernandez
Council *Incumbent
Mitch McBride
Bond Election
OFFICIAL BALLOT PORT O’CONNOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
PORT O’CONNOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION A ( ) For ( ) Against
THE ISSUANCE OF $40,000,000 BONDS FOR WATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND DRAINAGE AND STORM SEWER SYSTEMS AND THE LEVY OF TAXES, WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS
PORT O’CONNOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION B ( ) For ( ) Against
THE ISSUANCE OF $40,000,000 BONDS FOR REFUNDING WATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND DRAINAGE AND STORM SEWER SYSTEMS BONDS OF THE DISTRICT AND AGAINST THE LEVY OF TAXES, WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO RATE OR AMOUNT, SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS
Mayor
Elmer DeForest
Council *Incumbent
Ranier Brigham
Council
Byron S. Smith
Council
Eldon D. Gaines