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Texas Proposition 1, Railroad Rolling Stock Apportionment Amendment (1986)

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Texas Proposition 1

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Election date

November 4, 1986

Topic
Taxes
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 4, 1986. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment to remove the role of the comptroller in the apportionment of value of railroad rolling stock for ad valorem property taxation purposes.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment to remove the role of the comptroller in the apportionment of value of railroad rolling stock for ad valorem property taxation purposes.


Election results

Texas Proposition 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,409,714 59.04%
No 977,823 40.96%
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 apportionment of the value of railroad rolling stock among counties for purposes of property taxation.

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 Senate Joint Resolution 15 during the 69th regular legislative session in 1985.[1]

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