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Texas Proposition 1, Buffer Areas for Military Installations Amendment (2009)

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Texas Proposition 1

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Election date

November 3, 2009

Topic
State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

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 3, 2009. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing financing to purchase buffer zones near military installations to prevent encroachment and for infrastructure projects supporting the installation.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing financing to purchase buffer zones near military installations to prevent encroachment and for infrastructure projects supporting the installation.


Election results

Texas Proposition 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

580,030 55.20%
No 470,746 44.80%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military installation for certain purposes.

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 132 during the 81st regular legislative session in 2009.[1]

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