Election Day for Travis County will begin early Tuesday morning.

Registered voters will see a general election ballot containing 16 proposed constitutional amendments, which include propositions for issues affecting transportation, funding, student loans, health care and property.

The Travis County Clerk Elections Division will have several poll stations in each precinct to allow voters to vote in their home precinct, according to the division's Web site.

Austin-Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said in a press release that if voters are confused with the language of the propositions, they should take advantage of online resources. Such information can be found at Texas Secretary of State's Web site.

"Some voters are particularly interested in one or two propositions, but they are not prepared to cast a vote on others," DeBeauvoir said. "I want to remind voters that they can elect to vote on all or only one or two of the propositions as they choose."

Included in the ballot for Travis County voters are three special election items that, if passed, would increase the sales tax for specific emergency service districts five, six and 11 in the county.

The League of Women Voters of Texas has provided explanations of the ballot items in the 2007 Constitutional Amendment Voters Guide.

Voters are allowed to use printed materials such as the voter guide in the polling place to assist themselves with the issues, according to the guide.

Last year, 22.71 percent of the 564,818 registered voters in the county participated on Election Day, according to the Nov. 7, 2006 Joint General and Special Elections Status Report.

The voting process will last from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

To view a sample ballot, visit: http://www.co.travis.tx.us/county_clerk/election/20071106/EngG07Bedsheet.pdf

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