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Grand Prairie May 3 ballot includes mayoral, council races, sales-tax renewal and charter amendments
Summary
Grand Prairie voters will decide the mayoral race, two council contests, whether to renew a quarter-cent street sales tax and two charter amendments in the May 3 municipal election; early voting runs April 22–29, election day hours 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Grand Prairie will hold its municipal election on May 3 with contests for mayor, two city council seats, a quarter-cent sales tax renewal for street improvements and two proposed charter amendments.
Incumbent Mayor Ron Jensen is seeking another three-year term against Ravi L. D'Leslie, according to the announcement. District 2 incumbent Jacqueline Hedden is running unopposed for a three-year term. District 4 features a three-way race among incumbent John Lopez, Marquetta Nemo and Carlos Charley Garza.
Why it matters: Voters also will decide whether to reauthorize a quarter-cent sales tax that the city says has funded street repairs. The city reports the tax was last renewed in February 2017 and has since generated $81,000,000 used to improve more than 121 streets, fix 64 miles of roadway, repair 29 alleys and eliminate 13 standing-water sites. City materials estimate renewing the tax for eight years would generate about $96,000,000 for street repairs while keeping the overall sales tax rate unchanged; nonresidents would share the cost through sales tax payments.
If voters do not renew the tax, the city says the overall sales tax rate would drop by a quarter cent and the level of street repairs would decline to what the general fund could absorb, according to the announcement.
On the charter ballot, Proposition B would add the position of deputy mayor pro tem, to be selected from among city council members and to perform the duties of the mayor if the mayor pro tem is absent or disabled. Proposition C would remove redundancies, correct typographical errors and modify language that conflicts with state or federal law, the city said.
Early voting is available April 22 through April 29. Polls on election day will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. For voting locations and more information, the announcement directed voters to the city website at gptx.org.
