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Texas Proposition 2, Rural Fire Prevention District Taxes Amendment (1987)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the maximum allowed tax rate from $0.03 to $0.06 per $100 valuation for rural fire protection districts. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the maximum allowed tax rate from $0.03 to $0.06 per $100 valuation for rural fire protection districts. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,010,704 | 47.92% | ||
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1,098,623 | 52.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to raise the maximum property tax rate that may be adopted by rural fire prevention districts after an election. | ” |
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 60 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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