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Texas Proposition 3, Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations (September 2003)
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| Preamble • 1 • 2 Article 3 (1-43) • Article 3 (44-49) • Article 3 (50-67) 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 |
Texas Proposition 3, also known as the Tax Exemption for Religious Organizations Act, was on the September 13, 2003 special election ballot in Texas as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.
Proposition 3/HJR 55 authorized the legislature to exempt from taxation land owned by a religious organization that is leased for use as a school or that will be used to expand or construct a place of religious worship that yields no revenue.
Election results
| Proposition 3 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 730,127 | 52.9% | ||
| No | 650,563 | 47.1% | ||
Text of measure
The short ballot summary voters saw on their ballot read: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation property owned by a religious organization that is leased for use as a school or that is owned with the intent of expanding or constructing a religious facility."[1]
Constitutional changes
Proposition 3 amended Section 2 of Article 8 of the Texas Constitution.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing direct democracy in Texas
As laid out in Article 17 of the Texas Constitution, in order for a proposed constitutional amendment to be placed on the ballot, the Texas State Legislature must propose the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The joint resolution can originate in either the House or the Senate. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Senate.
See also
External links
- Proposition 3 Election Results
- Analysis of Proposition 3
- Constitutional amendments on the September 13, 2003 Texas ballot
