Texas Election Code

§ 52.072 — PROPOSITIONS

EL § 52.072Title 5. ELECTION SUPPLIES · Ch. 52. BALLOT FORM, CONTENT, AND PREPARATION · Art. C. FORM OF BALLOT

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority ordering the election shall prescribe the wording of a proposition that is to appear on the ballot.

(b)A proposition shall be printed on the ballot in the form of a single statement and may appear on the ballot only once.

(c)Except as provided by Subsection (d), in an election in which an office and a measure are to be voted on, each proposition stating a measure shall appear on the ballot after the listing of offices.

(d)If an election of officers is contingent on the adoption of a proposition appearing on the same ballot, the proposition shall appear on the ballot before the listing of offices.

(e)In addition to any other requirement imposed by law for a proposition, including a provision prescribing the proposition language, a proposition submitted to the voters for approval of the imposition, increase, or reduction of a tax shall, except as otherwise required by this subsection, be printed in mixed-case typewritten letters and, as applicable:

(1)with respect to a proposition that only seeks voter approval of the imposition or increase of a tax:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 692 (H.B. 360), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (S.B. 30), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 728 (H.B. 477), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 146 (S.B. 1025), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 974 (S.B. 506), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.