In the ballot for the Town of Van Horn City Council voters elected three candidates this past Saturday. When the last vote was counted, voters had re-elected two incumbents and voted in a new member.
Voters opted to return incumbents Lyndon McDonald and Joseph Corrales to the council. With McDonald receiving 217 votes and Corrales receiving 127 votes. Voters opted to elect a new council member, Rene Mendoza, Jr., with 154 votes.
Proposition 1 gets nod
Proposition 1 was overwhelmingly approved by voters by 281 in favor. Town of Van Horn Proposition 1: The reauthorization of local sales and use tax in the Town of Van Horn, at a rate of one-forth of one percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets.