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Texas Proposition 3 (May 1993)
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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 |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 1,099,828 | 55.9% | ||
| Yes | 869,014 | 44.1% | ||
On the ballot, Proposition 3 was identified to voters as "The constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of $750 million in state general obligation or revenue bonds to assist school districts in partially financing facilities, authorizing the state to forgive payments of loans made to a school district for partially financing facilities, and repealing the authorization for $750 million in state revenue bonds guaranteed by the permanent university fund."
If passed, Proposition 3 would have altered Article 7 of the Texas Constitution.
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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 |
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.
External links
- Texas 1993 constitutional amendments (Enter "1993" in the search menu)
- Amendments proposed for the May election
- Legislative Reference Library of Texas (Enter "1993" in the search menu)
