If you’ve checked out the Republican primary election ballot, you may have noticed a list of propositions and wondered what they mean.
In municipal and general elections, propositions can be used to pass local bonds and decide proposed state constitutional amendments, but that is not the case on the primary ballots.
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The propositions on primary ballots are basically surveys that will help the parties decide their priorities.
The Democratic Party of Texas does not have any propositions on this year’s primary ballot. The party has its platform online that extends through 2024.
The Republican Party of Texas said its 13 Primary ballot propositions are opinion polls, not policy referendums.
“You are not voting to make a law but merely saying YES you agree or NO you do not agree with the statement,” the party posted on its website.
Here are the propositions on the Republican Primary Election ballot:
Republican Proposition 1
Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
Republican Proposition 2
Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Republican Proposition 3
The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Republican Proposition 4
The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Republican Proposition 5
Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Republican Proposition 6
The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Republican Proposition 7
The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Republican Proposition 8
The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Republican Proposition 9
The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.
Republican Proposition 10
The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Republican Proposition 11
Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Republican Proposition 12
The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Republican Proposition 13
Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
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