The Texas Democratic Executive Committee approved the following 13 ballot propositions. This is an opinion poll of Democratic voters and not a policy referendum. Voters are not voting to make a law but merely saying yes, they agree, or no, they do not agree, with the statement.
Below are the propositions and how they fared with voters:
Proposition 1 - Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,439 (96.13%) Yes 2,209,703 (97.4%)
No 58 (3.87%) No 58,915 (2.6%)
Proposition 2 - Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,434 (96.37%) Yes 2,195,523 (96.92%)
No 54 (3.63%) No 69,854 (3.08%)
Proposition 3 - Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,439 (97.10%) Yes 2,193,998 (96.61%)
No 43 (2.90%) No 77,034 (3.39%)
Proposition 4 - Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,419 (96.33%) Yes 2,188,215 (97.02%)
No 54 (3.67%) No 67,158 (2.98%)
Proposition 5 - Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,398 (95.62%) Yes 2,138,861 (95.41%)
No 64 (4.38%) No 102,783 (4.59%)
Proposition 6 - Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,365 (93.11%) Yes 2,144,392 (95.02%)
No 101 (6.89%) No 112,330 (4.98%)
Proposition 7 - Texas should have a clean and healthy environment that includes water, air, and biodiversity. Texas must preserve the state’s natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,473 (99.19%) Yes 2,255,388 (99.3%)
No 12 (0.81%) No 15,907 (0.7%)
Proposition 8 - Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,156 (79.72%) Yes 1,785,836 (80.13%)
No 294 (20.28%) No 442,865 (19.87%)
Proposition 9 - Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a cost-of-living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,399 (95.49%) Yes 2,154,859 (95.72%)
No 66 (4.51%) No 96,451 (4.28%)
Proposition 10 - Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,370 (95.01%) Yes 2,140,641 (95.77%)
No 72 (4.99%) No 94,647 (4.23%)
Proposition 11 - The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,377 (95.03%) Yes 2,133,411 (95.22%)
No 72 (4.97%) No 107,016 (4.78%)
Proposition 12 - Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,395 (95.88%) Yes 2,150,067 (95.69%)
No 60 (4.12%) No 96,947 (4.31%)
Proposition 13 - Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws.
Polk County Statewide
Yes 1,404 (96.03%) Yes 2,195,003 (96.99%)
No 58 (3.97%) No 68,150 (3.01%)
