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Texas Proposition 8, Home Equity Loans Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Business regulations |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported clarifying home equity loan-making provisions and the use of loan proceeds. |
A "no" vote opposed clarifying home equity loan-making provisions and the use of loan proceeds. |
Election results
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823,189 | 77.56% | ||
| No | 238,136 | 22.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify certain provisions relating to the making of a home equity loan and use of home equity loan proceeds. | ” |
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 72 during the 80th regular legislative session in 2007.[1]
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Footnotes
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