Jail bond measure again rejected by Dallas County voters

Unofficial poll results at 9 p.m. show measure gaining 52 percent approval, short of 60 percent needed for a bond issue

August 4, 2015

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jail center — Dallas County voters rejected the $16.8 million plan for a law enforcement center in August 2015.

For the third time in two years, voters in Dallas County have rejected plans for a new county jail. Unofficial results show the special-election measure, Proposition A, falling short by nearly 10 percent of the required 60 percent approval rate needed to pass a bond issue.

Unofficial estimates show 5,346 votes were cast, representing about 10 percent of the county’s 51,777 registered voters.