Texas Election Code Title 16, Chapter 274 - Constitutional Amendments

SUBCHAPTER A AMENDMENT ON BALLOT

• Texas Section 274.001 - Form Of Amendment On Ballot
  (a) If the legislature fails to prescribe the wording of the proposition submitting a proposed constitutional amendment, the secretary of state shall prescribe it. (b)...
• Texas Section 274.002 - Drawing For Ballot Order
  (a) If more than one proposed constitutional amendment is to be submitted in an election, the order of the propositions submitting the amendments shall be...

SUBCHAPTER B PUBLISHING NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

• Texas Section 274.003 - Certifying Amendment For Placement On Ballot
  (a) For each proposed constitutional amendment, the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the ballot: (1) the wording of the proposition...
• Texas Section 274.021 - Notice Of Proposed Amendment Required
  Notice of each proposed constitutional amendment shall be published as required by the constitution in accordance with this subchapter. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211,...
• Texas Section 274.022 - Contract For Publication
  (a) The secretary of state shall contract in writing for the publication of notice of a proposed constitutional amendment with: (1) each eligible newspaper; or...
• Texas Section 274.023 - Text Of Notice
  (a) The secretary of state shall prepare the text of the notice of each proposed constitutional amendment in the form specified by the contract. (b)...
• Texas Section 274.024 - Report On Notice Publication To Secretary Of State
  (a) A contractor shall file with the secretary of state a report on the publication of the notice of a proposed constitutional amendment. (b) The...
• Texas Section 274.025 - Action On Report By Secretary Of State
  (a) On receipt of a report filed under Section 274.024, the secretary of state shall review the report to determine if: (1) the affidavit is...
• Texas Section 274.026 - State Payment For Publication
  On receipt of an approved affidavit of publication from the secretary of state, the comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant payable to the...
• Texas Section 274.027 - Amount Of State Payment
  The amount paid by the state for publication of notice of a proposed constitutional amendment under this subchapter is as follows: (1) for a contractor...
• Texas Section 274.028 - Commission Retained By Association
  If the secretary of state contracts with a statewide association for publication of the notice of a proposed constitutional amendment, the contract must provide that...

Last modified: September 28, 2016