Buda voters will see a runoff election for City Council single-member District C.
Buda operates under a majority vote system, meaning a candidate must receive at least 50% of the votes to win. As neither Kimberly Goodman nor Jeffery Morales received 50% of the votes, Hays County will hold a runoff election on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Proposition A is too close to call.
What they're saying
"It looks like Jeff Morales and I are going to be in a runoff," candidate Kimberly Goodman said. "I'm excited to get out there and work hard and try to win this thing."
"It's a little disappointing that the Hays County results are coming in so slow," candidate Jeffery Morales said. "But I think the last time I checked...it had Kim Goodman and I neck and neck. So it's just wait and see."
Updated 9:57 p.m.
Unofficial early voting results show that Kimberly Goodman is in the lead for Buda City Council single-member District C. Jeffery Morales is in a close second place, followed by Emily Jones.
Additionally, early polling results show that six of the eight city charter amendments are likely to pass. Proposition A, which would double the compensation for City Council Members and the Mayor per City Council meeting, and Proposition B, which would allow City Council to appoint the City Attorney, are too close to call at this time.
Hays County is reporting 25,200 ballots cast countywide out of 189,688 registered Hays County voters, or 13.28%.
Posted 8:40 p.m.
Hays County has released early voting results for the Buda City Council single-member District C election.
What you need to know
Unofficial early election results show Kimberly Goodman, Emily Jones and Jeffery Morales with 263, 102 and 259 votes, respectively.
On the ballot
Buda voters were also asked to decide on eight amendments to the city charter.
- Prop A: would compensate the mayor $300 per City Council meeting and compensate council members $200 per City Council meeting
- Prop B: would give Buda City Council the power to appoint the city attorney. Under the current charter, the city manager appoints the city attorney.
- Prop C: would specify that if City Council is to take a vote on a budget item, notices must be given as specified in state law
- Prop D: would require that the annual budget be structurally balanced, with proposed expenses not surpassing estimated revenues
- Prop E: would allow money allocated toward a capital expenditure to be used elsewhere if the funds have not been used for three years
- Prop F: would clarify that the City Council shall appoint an accountant to complete an audit of every department and present a report to the council every fiscal year
- Prop G: would remove outdated language, nonsubstantive grammar and typographical errors from the charter
- Prop H: would grant City Council the ability to make nonsubstantive changes to the charter without holding a public vote
Early voting showed that 19,253 ballots were cast countywide, out of 189,688 registered Hays County voters.
Polls closed at 7 p.m.; 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.
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