Posted Nov. 3, 8:00 p.m.
The McKinney ISD voter-approval tax rate election and four bond propositions are failing, according to Collin County unofficial early election results.
What you need to know
McKinney ISD voters are considering five ballot items, including a bond package totaling $500 million and a voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE.
After early voting, the VATRE, listed as Proposition A, is failing with 28,675 votes against the item, or 58.95% of votes cast. Votes cast for the proposition total 19,970, or 41.05% of votes cast.
Early results for the propositions in the bond package are as follows:
Proposition B: The item has 27,755 votes cast against the item, or 56.53% of votes cast, and 21,347 votes in favor, or 43.47% of votes cast.
Proposition C: The item has 28,926 votes cast against the item, or 59.24% of votes cast, and 19,900 votes in favor, or 40.74% of votes cast.
Proposition D: The item has 30,785 votes cast against the item, or 62.98% of votes cast, and 18,096 votes in favor, or 37% of votes cast.
Proposition E: The item has 33,755 votes against the item, or 69% of votes cast, and 15,099 votes in favor, or 30% of votes cast.
Proposition A, if approved, could net an additional $4.1 million in revenue for teacher compensation and student programs. Proposition B includes proposed funding for two new elementary school campuses in north McKinney where the district has seen significant enrollment growth.
Proposition C outlines a $62 million ask to fund instructional technology equipment, while Propositions D and E are tied to facility maintenance—$4.5 million for repairs at the district's existing training pool and $2.55 million to replace turf and track at district stadiums, respectively.
The context
In Collin County, 374,250 ballots were cast by personal appearance during the early voting period from Oct. 19-30, representing about 46.8% of the county’s eligible registered voters for the Nov. 3 election, according to the Collin County data. Additionally, 9,938 voters cast ballots by mail as of Nov. 2, county documents show.
Voting totals from election day on Nov. 3 have not yet been released, as polls were open until 7 p.m., or until those in line cast their votes.
Stay tuned
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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