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Texas Proposition 9, Patents for School Fund Lands Amendment (1991)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Texas Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1991. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the commissioner of the general land office to issue patents for certain public free school fund land held in good faith under a legitimate title for at least 50 years. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the commissioner of the general land office to issue patents for certain public free school fund land held in good faith under a legitimate title for at least 50 years. |
Election results
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1,169,115 | 63.52% | ||
| No | 671,403 | 36.48% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 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 held in good faith under color of title for at least 50 years. | ” |
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 11 during the 72nd regular legislative session in 1991.[1]
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