Socorro ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE) (El Paso County)

What it does

THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. "Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0505 per $100 valuation in the Socorro Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 18.13 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $17,341,476.00."

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

Official text: source

Background

El Paso Matters reported that the Socorro ISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0, with Trustee Alice Gardea absent, to adopt a tax rate of $1.05 per $100 of valuation, above the 89-cent voter-approval rate, which triggered this ratification election; if voters reject it, the board would have to adopt the lower rate.

According to the same report, the measure would generate up to $49.2 million a year for additional teachers, pay raises, technology, heating and cooling upgrades and rebuilding savings, and would raise the district's tax on the average $253,800 home by about $160 a year; the ballot language itself puts the increase in maintenance and operations tax revenue at $17,341,476.

The district's required tax rate notice states the adopted rate will effectively raise maintenance and operations taxes by 18.71 percent, or about $111.60 on a $100,000 home.

Put on the ballot by Socorro ISD Board of Trustees, 6-0 (1 absent), August 2026 (per El Paso Matters).

From official source.

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Quick answers

How many votes does Socorro ISD Proposition A need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Socorro ISD Proposition A?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.