Texas Proposition 12, Surviving Spouse Property Rights Amendment (1987)

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Texas Proposition 12

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Election date

November 3, 1987

Topic
Property
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing spouses to hold community property with right of survivorship.

A "no" vote opposed allowing spouses to hold community property with right of survivorship.


Election results

Texas Proposition 12

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,823,183 84.74%
No 328,391 15.26%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit spouses to hold community property with right of survivorship.

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 35 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]

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