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2011 Texas Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition 6 (SJR 26): Amending the Constitution to Increase the Amount of Principal that is Available for Withdrawal from the Permanent School Fund Each Year	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Propostion 1 (SJR 14): Authorizing Exemption from Ad Valorem Taxation of All or Part of the Market Value of the Residence Homestead of the Surviving Spouse of a 100 Percent or Totally Disabled Veteran	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition Number 9 (SJR 9): Authorizing the Governor to Grant a Pardon to a Person Who Successfully Completes a Term of Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition 5: Authorizing the Legislature to Allow Cities or Counties to Enter into Interlocal Contracts with Other Cities or Counties Without the Imposition of a Tax or the Provision of a Sinking Fund	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition 4 (HJR 63): Authorizing the Legislature to Permit a County to Issue Bonds or Notes to Finance the Development or Redevelopment of an Unproductive, Underdeveloped, or Blighted Area	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition Number 10 (SJR 37): Extending the Length of the Unexpired Term that Causes the Automatic Resignation of Certain Local Elected Officeholders	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition Number 7 (SJR 28): Permit Conservation and Reclamation Districts in El Paso County to Issue Bonds	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition Number 8 (SJR 16): Providing for the Appraisal of Open-Space Land Devoted to Water-Stewardship Purposes on the Basis of its Productive Capacity	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition 2 (SJR 4): Providing for the Issuance of Additional General Obligation Bonds by the Texas Water Development Board	Passed
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition 3 (SJR 50): Providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Texas to Finance Educational Loans to Students	Passed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition Number 10 (SJR 37): Extending the Length of the Unexpired Term that Causes the Automatic Resignation of Certain Local Elected Officeholders	Passed

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2011	Texas	Proposition Number 10 (SJR 37): Extending the Length of the Unexpired Term that Causes the Automatic Resignation of Certain Local Elected Officeholders	Passed