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Texas Proposition 1, Authorize Charitable Raffles at Rodeo Venues Amendment (2021)
| Texas Proposition 1 | |
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| Election date November 2, 2021 | |
| Topic Gambling | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Texas Proposition 1, the Authorize Charitable Raffles at Rodeo Venues Amendment, was on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 2, 2021. It was approved.[1]
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to (i) authorize professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct raffles at rodeo venues and (ii) include professional association-sanctioned rodeos in the definition of professional sports team. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution, thus continuing to prohibit chairtable raffles at rodeo venues. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,242,625 | 83.82% | ||
| No | 239,783 | 16.18% | ||
Overview
What did Proposition 1 do?
- See also: Text of measure
Proposition 1 amended the Texas Constitution to authorize professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct raffles at rodeo venues. The amendment included "an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association" when defining professional sports team in the state constitution.[2]
The implementing legislation was House Bill 3012, which took effect on December 1, 2021.
Have Texas voters decided on similar ballot measures in the past?
- See also: Related ballot measures
Between 1980 and 2021, Ballotpedia tracked six amendments that changed the state legislature's authority to regulate lotteries, raffles, and bingo games in section 47 of Article 3 of the Texas Constitution.
In 2015, Texas voters approved Proposition 4 by a margin of 69.41% to 30.59%. Proposition 4 amended the state constitution to authorize professional sports team charitable foundations to operate charitable raffles.
In 2017, Texas voters approved Proposition 5 by a margin of 60.33% to 39.67%. Proposition 5 expanded the definition of professional sports team for the purpose of deciding which charitable foundations are allowed to hold raffles. Proposition 5 defined professional sports team as major league sports, motorsports racing events, professional golf events, and others defined by law.[3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | The constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues.[4] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 3, Texas Constitution
The measure amended sections 47 of Article 3 of the state constitution. The following underlined text was added and struck-through text was deleted:[2]
Note: Hover over the text and scroll to see the full text.
Text of Section 47:
Lotteries and Gift Enterprises; Bingo Games
(d-1) The legislature by general law may permit a professional sports team charitable foundation to conduct charitable raffles under the terms and conditions imposed by general law. The law may authorize the charitable foundation to pay with the raffle proceeds reasonable advertising, promotional, and administrative expenses. A law enacted under this subsection may apply only to an entity defined as a professional sports team charitable foundation under that law and may only allow charitable raffles to be conducted at games or rodeo events hosted at the home venue of the professional sports team associated with a professional sports team charitable foundation. In this subsection, "professional sports team" means:
- (1) a team organized in this state that is a member of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football League, Major League Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball Association Development League, the National Women's Soccer League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the United Soccer League, or the Women's National Basketball Association;
- (2) a person hosting a motorsports racing team event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally recognized motorsports racing association at a venue in this state with a permanent seating capacity of not less than 75,000;
- (3) an organization hosting a Professional Golf Association event;
or
- (4) an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women ’s Professional Rodeo Association; or
(4)(5) any other professional sports team defined by law.
Readability score
- See also: Ballot measure readability scores, 2021
| Using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) formulas, Ballotpedia scored the readability of the ballot title and summary for this measure. Readability scores are designed to indicate the reading difficulty of text. The Flesch-Kincaid formulas account for the number of words, syllables, and sentences in a text; they do not account for the difficulty of the ideas in the text. The state legislature wrote the ballot language for this measure.
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Support
Supporters
Officials
- State Representative Charlie Geren (R)
Organizations
Opposition
Opponents
Officials
- State Representative Bryan Slaton (R)
Organizations
Arguments
Campaign finance
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| Cash Contributions | In-Kind Contributions | Total Contributions | Cash Expenditures | Total Expenditures | |
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| Support | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Oppose | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Media editorials
- See also: 2021 ballot measure media endorsements
Ballotpedia identified the following media editorial boards as taking positions on Proposition 1.
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Support
Opposition
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Background
House Bill 3012 (2021)
During the 2021 legislative session, the Texas State Legislature passed House Bill 3012 (HB 3012), which amended state statute to include "an organization sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women ’s Professional Rodeo Association" as a professional sports team authorized to host charitable raffles. HB 3012 passed in the House by a vote of 129-18 with three not voting or excused. It passed in the Senate by a vote of 26-4 with one excused.[5]
At the time of the election, state law and constitution defined a professional sports team:[2]
- a team organized in Texas that is a member of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football League, Major League Soccer, the American Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, Minor League Baseball, the National Basketball Association Development League, the National Women ’s Soccer League, the Major Arena Soccer League, the United Soccer League, or the Women ’s National Basketball Association;
- a person hosting a motorsports racing team event sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), INDYCar, or another nationally-recognized motorsports racing association at a venue with seating for 75,000 or more;
- an organization hosting a Professional Golf Association event; or
- any other professional sports team defined by law.
Professional rodeo associations
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) was created in 1936 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It sanctions approximately 600 rodeo events annually across the world.[6]
The Women's Professional Rodeo Association was created in 1948 and is also headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It has 3,000 members and sanctions 1,500 events annually.[7]
Related ballot measures
Between 1980 and 2021, Ballotpedia covered six amendments that changed the state legislature's authority to regulate lotteries, raffles, and bingo games in section 47 of Article 3 of the Texas Constitution.
- Proposition 5 (2017): Expanded the definition of a professional sports team for the purpose of deciding which charitable foundations are allowed to hold raffles
- Proposition 7 (2017): Allowed banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to promote savings by offering their customers prizes drawn at random
- Proposition 4 (2015): Authorized professional sports team charitable foundations in existence on January 1, 2016, to operate charitable raffles
- Proposition 11 (1991): Authorized a state lottery
- Proposition 15 (1989): Permitted and regulated raffles conducted by nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes
- Proposition 4 (1980): Authorized charitable and nonprofit organizations to operate bingo games on a local option basis
Referred amendments on the ballot
- See also: List of Texas ballot measures
The following statistics are based on ballot measures between 1995 and 2020 in Texas:
- Ballots featured 169 constitutional amendments.
- An average of 13 measures appeared on odd-year statewide ballots.
- The number of ballot measures on odd-year statewide ballots ranged from 7 to 22.
- Voters approved 91% (154 of 169) and rejected 9% (15 of 169) of the constitutional amendments.
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| Total number | Approved | Percent approved | Defeated | Percent defeated | Odd-year average | Odd-year median | Odd-year minimum | Odd-year maximum | |
| 169 | 154 | 91.1% | 15 | 8.9% | 12.8 | 11 | 7 | 22 | |
During the 2021 regular and first special legislative sessions, 251 constitutional amendments were filed in the Texas State Legislature. In the regular session, legislators filed 218 amendments, and in the first special session, legislators filed 33 amendments. Between 2009 and 2020, an average of 192 constitutional amendments were filed during regular legislative sessions. The state legislature approved an average of nine constitutional amendments during regular legislative sessions. Therefore, the average rate of certification during regular legislative sessions was 4.7%. In 2021, eight of the 218 proposed constitutional amendments were certified for the ballot during the regular session, meaning the rate of certification was 3.7%, down from 4.6% in 2019.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.
This amendment was filed as House Joint Resolution 143 (HJR 143) on March 29, 2021. On May 3, 2021, the state House passed HJR 143 in a vote of 123-17, with 10 absent or not voting. On May 22, 2021, the state Senate passed HJR 143 by a vote of 28-2 with one absent.[1]
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How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Texas
Click "Show" to learn more about voter registration, identification requirements, and poll times in Texas.
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Poll timesIn Texas, all polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. Texas is divided between the Central and Mountain time zones. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[8]
Registration
To register to vote in Texas, an applicant must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county in which he or she is registering, and at least 17 years and 10 months old.[9] The deadline to register to vote is 30 days before the election. Prospective voters can request a postage-paid voter registration form online or complete the form online and return it to the county voter registrar. Applications are also available at a variety of locations including the county voter registrar’s office, the secretary of state’s office, libraries, and high schools. Voter registration certificates are mailed to newly registered voters.[10] Automatic registrationTexas does not practice automatic voter registration.[11] Online registration
Texas does not permit online voter registration.[11] Same-day registrationTexas does not allow same-day voter registration.[11] Residency requirementsProspective voters must reside in the county in which they are registering to vote.[12] Verification of citizenshipTexas does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury. State law requires election officials to conduct a check of registered voters' citizenship status. Section 18.068 of the Texas Election Code says the following:
In January 2019, the Texas secretary of state’s office announced that it would be providing local election officials with a list of registered voters who obtained driver’s licenses or IDs with documentation such as work visas or green cards. Counties would then be able to require voters on the list to provide proof of citizenship within 30 days.[14] The review was halted by a federal judge in February 2019, and Secretary of State David Whitley rescinded the advisory in April.[15][16] A news release from Whitley’s office stated that “... going forward, the Texas Secretary of State's office will send to county voter registrars only the matching records of individuals who registered to vote before identifying themselves as non-U.S. citizens to DPS when applying for a driver's license or personal identification card. This will ensure that naturalized U.S. citizens who lawfully registered to vote are not impacted by this voter registration list maintenance process.”[17] All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[18] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters. Verifying your registrationThe Texas Secretary of State’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Voter ID requirementsTexas requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[19] The following list of accepted ID was current as of February 2023. Click here for the Texas Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
Identification provided by voters aged 18-69 may be expired for no more than four years before the election date. Voters aged 70 and older can use an expired ID card regardless of how long ago the ID expired.[19] Voters who are unable to provide one of the ID options listed above can sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and provide one of the following supporting documents:[19]
The following voters are exempt from showing photo ID:[19]
Voters who do not have a photo ID can obtain a Texas Election Identification Certificate (EIC) at any Texas driver’s license office during regular business hours. Voters can also obtain an Election Identification Certificate from a mobile station. Locations are listed here.[19] | ||||||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas State Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 143 Overview," accessed May 4, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Texas State Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 143 Text," accessed May 4, 2021
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 100," accessed May 7, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Bill 3012," accessed June 9, 2021
- ↑ Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, "About," accessed June 9, 2021
- ↑ Women's Professional Rodeo Association, "About Us," accessed June 9, 2021
- ↑ VoteTexas.gov, "Who, What, Where, When, How," accessed February 27, 2023
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, “Request for Voter Registration Applications,” accessed February 27, 2023
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, “Voter Registration,” accessed February 27, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed July 28, 2024
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Request for Voter Registration Applications," accessed July 28, 2024
- ↑ Texas Constitution and Statutes, “Election Code,” accessed February 23, 2023
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, “Texas officials flag tens of thousands of voters for citizenship checks,” January 25, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, “Federal Judge Halts ‘Ham-Handed’ Texas Voter Purge,” February 28, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, “Texas Ends Review That Questioned Citizenship of Almost 100,000 Voters,” April 26, 2019
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, “Secretary Whitley Announces Settlement In Litigation On Voter Registration List Maintenance Activity,” April 26, 2019
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Texas Secretary of State, "Required Identification for Voting in Person," accessed February 27, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
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