Milam County residents joined with the rest of Texas in giving the nod to 9 of the 10 state constitutional amendments up for decision in Tuesday’s election. Only No. 1, which would have enabled municipal judges to serve in more than one jurisdiction was defeated. Election results for Milam County, according to the Secretary of State: No. 1, judges—es, 699; no, 1,440. N o . 2 , w ater b o nd s — \es, 1,1<6> no, <63. No. 3, disaster ex empti o n— Y es, 1,779; no, 69. N o. 4, no state i nc o me tax — Y es, 1,810; no, 697. No. 5, parks revenu e— \es, 1,;75> no, 616. No. 6, cancer res earc h b o nd s — Y es, 1,187; no, 929. No. 7, school fund i nc reas e— Y es, 1,471; no, 678. Qo. , flood control pro j ec ts — \es, 1,6<6> no, 727. pre metal e empt n \es, 1,396> no, 1,010. N o . 1 0 , ani mal- c aretak er trans f er— es, 1,992 no, 148. The turnout of 2,140 was light. For comparison, the turnout for the 2018 “off-year” election was 8,021.
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