Texas Proposition 9, Spousal Property Rights Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Family-related policy and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to allow spouses to agree that property or income arising from previously held individual property is to be considered separate property. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to allow spouses to agree that property or income arising from previously held individual property is to be considered separate property. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 9 |
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2,297,464 | 70.49% | ||
| No | 961,614 | 29.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing spouses to agree that income or property arising from separate property is to be separate property. | ” |
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 54 during the 66th regular legislative session in 1979.[1]
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Footnotes
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