Texas Proposition 2, School Land Patents Amendment (1981)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1981. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to allow for individuals who, in good faith, purchased and have paid taxes on land that belonged to the public free school fund due to earlier errors in determining which land belonged to the fund, to be granted a patent for the land in question by the general land office in order to pass the title for the land legally to those who have de facto owned the land. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to allow for individuals who, in good faith, purchased and have paid taxes on land that belonged to the public free school fund due to earlier errors in determining which land belonged to the fund, to be granted a patent for the land in question by the general land office in order to pass the title for the land legally to those who have de facto owned the land. |
Election results
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632,438 | 78.75% | ||
| No | 170,666 | 21.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue patents for certain public free school fund land. | ” |
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 117 during the 67th regular legislative session in 1981.[1]
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Footnotes
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