Texas 2009 ballot measures
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Eleven statewide ballot measures appeared on the November 3, 2009 ballot in the state of Texas. According to the Secretary of State's Unofficial Results, all 11 measures were approved[1][2]
All of the eleven statewide ballot measures were voted onto the ballot by the Texas State Legislature as legislatively-referred constitutional amendments to the Texas Constitution, which was adopted in 1876.
- Since 1989, an average of 15 state questions have appeared on the ballot in the odd-numbered years.
- In 2003 there were 22 proposed constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot. That number of proposed amendments set a 20-year record. 1989 was close, with 21 proposed amendments.
- Altogether, Texans have voted on 162 proposed constitutional amendments in the last 20 years.
- Texans have approved 89.5% of the constitutional amendments they've been asked to consider since 1989. In some years, every proposed amendment was approved. This includes the approval of all 19 amendments in 2001, all 22 in 2003 and all 16 in 2007.
- Conversely, 10.5% of statewide ballot questions in the past 20 years have been defeated.
On the ballot
- See also: 2009 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposition 1 | Bond issues | To aqcuire open spaces adjacent to military installations | 
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| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Property tax | Provide for the taxation of a residence on basis of value, procedures for ad valorem. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Property tax | Providing for uniform standards and procedures for the appraisal of property |
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| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Education | Funding research universities |
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Property tax | Single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities |
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Bond issues | Issue general obligation bonds same or less than authorized |
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Admin of gov't | Allow state militia to hold other civil offices |
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Veterans' affairs | Authorization of state to give money to veterans hospitals. |
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Property rights | Right of access to public beaches |
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Term limits | Terms of members on board of emergency service districts will not exceed four years |
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| LRCA | Proposition 11 | Eminent domain | Limiting public from private properties |
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See also
- List of Texas ballot measures
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Endorsements of Texas ballot measures, 2009
- Polls, 2009 ballot measures
External links
Additional reading
- The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,"Key items on ballot for Texans," October 18, 2009
- Fort Worth Business Press, "Nov. 3 Constitutional Amendment Elections", October 26, 2009
References
- ↑ Ballot Language for the November 3rd, 2009 Constitutional Amendment Election, 2009
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "Election Night Returns"
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