Texas Proposition 13, Emergency Service Districts Amendment (1987)
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the creation of emergency services districts and a voter-approved supporting property tax. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the creation of emergency services districts and a voter-approved supporting property tax. |
Election results
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1,339,654 | 64.30% | ||
| No | 743,806 | 35.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the creation of emergency medical services districts and authorizing those districts to levy an ad valorem tax on property located in the district. | ” |
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 27 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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Footnotes
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