Vote Light on Bond Issue
With a reputation for large voter turnouts, Glasscock County managed only 35 percent in the recent bond election. Of 768 registered voters, 268 voted. The issuance of $825,000 in bonds for construction of a community center was approved, with 145 votes for, and 123 against.
By precinct, including early voting, the numbers were: Precinct One 39 for, 23 against; Precinct Two 44 for, 33 against; Precinct Three 16 for, 33 against; Precinct Four 45 for, 31 against; by mail votes were 1 for, 3 against, and one disqualified.
Forty percent of the registered voters voted in Precinct One, 40 percent in Precinct Two, 25 percent in Precinct Three, and 34 percent in Precinct Four.
The tax rate for the bond indebtedness is to be set in the near future.