Texas Proposition 1, Bastrop County Land Titles Amendment (2001)

Texas Proposition 1
Election date November 6, 2001
Topic Property
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2001. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported clearing land titles by releasing the state's claim of interest to certain landowners in Bastrop County.

A "no" vote opposed clearing land titles by releasing the state's claim of interest to certain landowners in Bastrop County.

Election results

Texas Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		596,765	74.39%
No		205,499	25.61%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Proposing a constitutional amendment clearing land titles by relinquishing and releasing any claim of sovereign ownership or title to an interest in certain lands in Bastrop County.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Texas Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 52 during the 77th regular legislative session in 2001.

See also

2001 Measures

• 2001 Measures
• Property on the ballot
• 2001 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments