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Texas Proposition 3 (2001)
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| Preamble • 1 • 2 Article 3 (1-43) • Article 3 (44-49) • Article 3 (50-67) 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 |
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Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 411,339 | 51.52% | ||
| No | 386931 | 48.47% | ||
Text of measure
The short ballot summary voters saw on their ballot read: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation raw cocoa and green coffee that is held in Harris County."[1]
Constitutional changes
Proposition 3 amended Article VIII, Texas Constitution, by adding Section 1-n to authorize the legislature by general law to exempt from ad valorem taxation raw cocoa and green coffee that is held in Harris County. The proposed amendment would authorize the legislature to impose additional requirements for qualification for an exemption.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing direct democracy in Texas
As laid out in Article 17 of the Texas Constitution, in order for a proposed constitutional amendment to be placed on the ballot, the Texas State Legislature must propose the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The joint resolution can originate in either the House or the Senate. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Senate.
See also
External links
- Texas 2001 constitutional amendments
- Texas elections database (Choose "2001 Constitutional Amendment Election" from the drop-down menu.)
- Analysis by Texas Legislative Council of 2001 constitutional amendments
