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Texas Proposition 7, Sale of Eminent Domain Property Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Eminent domain policy and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing government entities to sell property acquired through eminent domain back to the original owners at the initial purchase price. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing government entities to sell property acquired through eminent domain back to the original owners at the initial purchase price. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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867,973 | 80.33% | ||
| No | 212,555 | 19.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the repurchase of real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent domain. | ” |
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 30 during the 80th regular legislative session in 2007.[1]
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State of Texas Austin (capital) |
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