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Texas Proposition 3, Obsolete Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1999)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 2, 1999. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported eliminating duplicative, executed, obsolete, archaic, and ineffective provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed eliminating duplicative, executed, obsolete, archaic, and ineffective provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
Election results
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720,085 | 76.77% | ||
| No | 217,856 | 23.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate duplicative, executed, obsolete, archaic, and ineffective constitutional provisions. | ” |
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 62 during the 76th regular legislative session in 1999.[1]
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Footnotes
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