On June 25th, Secretary of State Jane Nelson drew the ballot order for the proposed 17 constitutional amendments to the States’ constitution.
In order to be placed on the ballot, a proposed amendment must be a joint resolution approved by at least two-thirds of the Texas House and Senate.
The ballot order is as follows:
- Proposition 1 – SJR 59 (Birdwell) Proposes funds to support capital needs of Texas State Technical College programs
- Proposition 2 – SJR 18 (Perry) Proposes ban on taxing realized or unrealized capital gains
- Proposition 3 – SJR 5 (Huffman) Proposes mandatory bail denial for certain felony offenses
- Proposition 4 – HJR 7 (Harris) Proposes dedicating part of sales tax revenue for the Texas water fund
- Proposition 5 – HJR 99 (Harris) Proposes tax exemption for retail animal feed inventory
- Proposition 6 – HJR 4 (Meyer) Proposes ban on occupation and transaction taxes for certain securities entities
- Proposition 7 – HJR 133 (Turner) Proposes homestead tax exemption for spouses of veterans who died from service
- Proposition 8 – HJR 2 (Geren) Proposes ban on legislative authority to impose death or inheritance taxes
- Proposition 9 – HJR 1 (Meyer) Proposes tax exemption for income-producing personal property
- Proposition 10 – SJR 84 (Bettencourt) Proposes temporary tax exemption for homestead improvements destroyed by fire
- Proposition 11 – SJR 85 (Bettencourt) Proposes increasing school tax exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners
- Proposition 12 – SJR 27 (Huffman) Proposes reforms to judicial conduct oversight and sanction authority in Texas
- Proposition 13 – SJR 2 (Bettencourt) Proposes increasing school homestead tax exemption
- Proposition 14 – SJR 3 (Huffman) Proposes creating a $3B Dementia Research Institute and fund in Texas
- Proposition 15 – SJR 34 (Hughes) Proposes constitutional amendment affirming parental rights and responsibilities
- Proposition 16 – SJR 37 (Birdwell) Proposes constitutional amendment requiring voters to be U.S. citizens
- Proposition 17 – HJR 34 (Guillen) Proposes tax exemption for security infrastructure on property near Mexico border
Voter Registration for the November 4 Election closes on October 6, with in person early voting occurring from October 20-31.
More information on the amendments and voting in Texas can be found at VoteTexas.gov.
The full press release from the Secretary of State can be found here.
