Posted 7:15 p.m. Nov. 3
Dallas County released early voting totals for elections related to a proposition that would allow the county to raise the tax rate and use revenue to address homelessness.
What you need to know
The county proposition asked voters to approve a 2.4-cent tax per $100 valuation that would raise about $100 million to address homelessness.
According to unofficial early voting results, there are 285,909 votes against approving the tax increase, 50.6%, and 279,083 votes for the increase, or 49.4%.
The proposed tax increase is expected to generate $102.9 million, according to the county’s website. There is no end date for the tax, but it could be wound down by a future commissioners court, according to previous reporting.
Diving deeper
In early voting, there were 631,609 ballots cast countywide, which represents 42.17% of Dallas County's more than 1.49 million voters.
Totals from ballots cast Nov. 3 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit https://communityimpact.com/voter-guide to see results from all contested local and state elections in your community.
