NEW EARLY VOTING LOCATION. Early voters in the state constitutional amendments are advised to park on the west side of the Comanche County Courthouse parking lot and follow the signs to the new early voting location in the basement of the courthouse.  Early voters in the City of DeLeon special City Council election should go to the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Early voting began this past Monday at the Comanche County Courthouse and the DeLeon City Hall, for the November 6, 2007 elections, and will continue through Friday, November 2.

Here in DeLeon, voters will be asked to elect a council member to fill Place 3, a position created by the death of former Councilman Benny Morris earlier this year. Avery Carlisle and Marion Quade are the only two names on the ballot.

Voters wishing to cast their ballots on 16 proposed Constitutional amendments will need to travel to the Comanche County Courthouse to do so. Election Day voters will be able to vote on both the State Constitutional amendments and the Council Place 3, here in DeLeon.

Following is a brief recap of the Constitutional amendments, according to the Ed Sterling, of the Texas Press Association.

• Prop. 1: Transferring constitutional facilities funding for Angelo State University to the Texas Tech University System.

• Prop. 2: Authorizing general obligation bonds to finance student loans.

• Prop. 3: Annual 10 percent cap on increases in homestead taxable value.

• Prop. 4: General obligation bonds for state agency construction and repair projects.

• Prop. 5: Allowing a temporary property tax freeze for smaller city redevelopment.

• Prop. 6: Property tax exemption for a personal vehicle used for business activities.

• Prop. 7: Selling property acquired through eminent domain to former owner at original price.

• Prop. 8: Revisions to home equity loan provisions.

• Prop. 9: Exempting residence homesteads of totally disabled veterans from property taxation.

• Prop. 10: Deleting constitutional references to county office of inspector of hides and animals.

• Prop. 11: Requiring legislators to cast record votes on final passage.

• Prop. 12: Authorizing $5 billion in general obligation bonds for highway improvements.

• Prop. 13: Allowing judges to deny bail in certain cases involving family violence.

• Prop. 14: Permitting judges reaching mandatory retirement age to finish their terms.

• Prop. 15: Authorizing general obligation bonds to fund cancer research.

• Prop. 16: Bonds for water and sewer services to economically distressed areas.