House Committee on Constitutional Amendments - 67th R.S. (1981)

Committee:	House Constitutional Amendments
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 68th Legislature : report / of the Consitutional Amendments Committee, Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature.
Subjects:	Constitutional amendments | Home equity loans | Mortgages | Political advertising | Primary elections | Voter education | Voter turnout |
Library Call Number:	L1836.67 c766
Session:	67th R.S. (1981)
Online version:	View report [47 pages  File size: 1,569 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the concept of numerous resolutions versus single resolutions on ballots submitted to voters.
2.	Should single submissions prove more favorable in response to public education of the issue, determine what impact might be felt if amendments were also submitted at the time of primary elections by both parties holding such elections.
3.	Determine if there is a more clear and concise method to inform voters on proposed legislation via new advertising as it currently exists under law versus other media forms.
4.	Determine the need for expanding the permissible scope of homestead encumbrancing, particularly including secondary financing of the residential homestead.

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