Texas Proposition 12, Water Development Bonds Amendment (1991)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1991. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the authorized issuance of water development bonds for economically distressed areas from 20% to 50%. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the authorized issuance of water development bonds for economically distressed areas from 20% to 50%. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 12 |
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1,024,318 | 54.53% | ||
| No | 854,190 | 45.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of bonds that may be issued for economically distressed areas under existing bond authorization. | ” |
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 34 during the 72nd regular legislative session in 1991.[1]
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