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Magnolia ISD canvasses Nov. 4 bond election; all three propositions fail
Summary
The Magnolia ISD Board formally canvassed the Nov. 4 bond election on Nov. 17 and declared all three propositions failed. The county-certified totals show Proposition A lost by 126 votes; B and C lost by larger margins. The board approved the canvass resolution and recorded the official returns.
The Magnolia Independent School District Board of Trustees on Nov. 17 canvassed and certified the Nov. 4 bond election, adopting a resolution that records the county-certified totals and finds that Propositions A, B and C failed.
The county canvass included the full ballot text for each measure; the canvass resolution restated the ballot language, noting in the Proposition descriptions the statement, “THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.” The county cumulative totals included in the official canvass were: Proposition A (new high school, two elementary schools, land, buses, facility upgrades) — For: 5,585; Against: 5,711 (difference: 126 votes, Proposition A failed). Proposition B (athletic facilities, turf, seating, tennis lighting) — For: 4,635; Against: 6,630 (failed). Proposition C (natatorium) — For: 4,446; Against: 6,797 (failed).
The Board approved the motion to canvass the returns (motion recorded in the minutes as No. 6164). County Elections Administrator Suzie Harvey provided the official Montgomery County canvass report for Magnolia ISD with precinct-by-precinct and cumulative totals; the report shows 11,296 cast votes on Proposition A and registered-voter turnout for Magnolia ISD precincts at about 18.99% of registered Magnolia-area voters in the county report. The Board’s action on Nov. 17 was procedural: the trustees certified the returns and adopted the formal canvass resolution required by law.
Three members of the public were recorded addressing the Board during audience participation; the minutes list Brian DeNoble, Stacy Anzick and Rachael Ervin as speaking regarding the bond election (their remarks are summarized in the public-comment log). The minutes do not record verbatim public-comment text.
Next steps: with the propositions defeated, the Board and district staff may reassess capital plans and financing options; the minutes do not record any immediate subsequent motion to re-submit or modify bond proposals on a timetable.
