Texas Proposition 18, Jail Districts Amendment (1987)
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| Topic Corrections governance and Prison and jail funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for the creation, operation, and financing of jail districts. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for the creation, operation, and financing of jail districts. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 18 |
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1,134,209 | 55.67% | ||
| No | 903,072 | 44.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the creation, operation, and financing of jail districts. | ” |
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 18 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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Footnotes
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