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previous Election Results
Analyses of the seven proposals on the November 3, 2015, ballot appear in House Research Organization Focus
Report No. 84-6, Constitutional Amendments Proposed for November 2015 Ballot, July 30, 2015.
Constitutional amendment election, November 3, 2015Prop.I Increasing the homestead property tax
exemption1,371,018 86.4%
216,032 13.6%Prop. 2: Property tax exemptions for surviving
spouses of certain disabled veteransProp. 5: Raising population cap for counties that
may build private roadsFOR
AGAINST1,279,936
266,78382.7%
17.3%Prop. 6: Establishing right to hunt, fish, harvest
wildlife1,435,079 91.4%
134,885 8.6%Prop. 3: Repealing requirement thatstatewide
elected officials live in Austin1,022,536 66.1%
525,042 33.9%FOR
AGAINSTProp. 7- Dedicating a portion of sales tax
revenue to the state highway fundFOR
AGAINSTProp. 4: Allowing professional sports team
foundations to conduct charitable raffles1,075,393
473,85269.4%
30.6%Page 4 House Research Organization
FOR
AGAINSTFOR
AGAINSTFOR
AGAINST1,261,941 81.0%
294,973 19.0%FOR
AGAINST1,296,356 83.2%
261,019 16.8%Source: Secretary of State's Office
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