In addition to voting for candidates in the Republican and Democratic primaries on March 6, voters in both primaries will be asked a series of questions.
The respective party propositions allow the state party to set a platform during the year.
The Republican Party will have 11 propositions on its ballot while the Democratic Party will have 12.
Here are how the propositions will appear on the ballots:
Republican Party
• Proposition 1 — Texas should replace the property tax system with an appropriate consumption tax equivalent.
• Proposition 2 — No governmental entity should ever construct or fund construction on toll roads without voter approval.
• Proposition 3 — Republicans in the Texas House should select their Speaker nominee by secret ballot in a binding caucus without Democrat influence.
• Proposition 4 — Texas should require employers to screen new hires through the free E-Verify system to protect jobs for legal workers.
• Proposition 5 — Texas families should be empowered to choose from public, private, charter or homeschool options for their children’s education, using tax credits or exemptions without government constraints or intrusion.
• Proposition 6 — Texas should protect the privacy and safety of women and children in spaces, such as bathrooms, locker rooms and showers in all Texas schools and government buildings.
• Proposition 7 — I believe abortion should be abolished in Texas.
• Proposition 8 — Voter fraud should be a felony in Texas to help ensure fair elections.
• Proposition 9 — Texas demands that Congress completely repeal Obamacare.
• Proposition 10 — To slow the growth of property taxes, yearly revenue increases should be capped at 4 percent, with increases in excess of 4 percent requiring voter approval.
• Proposition 11 — Tax dollars should not be used to fund the building of stadiums for professional or semi-professional sports teams.
Democratic Party
• Proposition 1 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to quality public education from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, and affordable college and career training without the burden of crushing student loan debt?
• Proposition 2 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to refinance student loan debt with the Federal Reserve at a 0 percent interest rate, as relief for the crushing burden of debt and an investment in the next generation of Americans?
• Proposition 3 — Should everyone in Texas have a right to healthcare, guaranteed by a universal, quality Medicare-for-all system?
• Proposition 4 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to economic security, where all workers have earned paid family and sick leave and a living wage that respects their hard work?
• Proposition 5 — Should the Democratic Party promote a national jobs program, with high wage and labor standards, to replace crumbling infrastructure and rebuild hurricane damaged areas, paid for with local, state and federal bonds financed through the Federal Reserve at low interest with long-term maturities?
• Proposition 6 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to clean air, safe water and a healthy environment?
• Proposition 7 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to a life of dignity and respect, free from discrimination and harassment anywhere, including businesses and public facilities, no matter how they identify, the color of their skin, who they love, socioeconomic status or from where they come?
• Proposition 8 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to affordable and accessible housing and modern utilities, including high speed Internet, free from any form of discrimination?
• Proposition 9— Should every eligible Texan have the right to vote, made easier by automatic voter registration, the option to vote by mail, a state election holiday and no corporate campaign influence, foreign interference or illegal gerrymandering?
• Proposition 10 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to a fair criminal justice system that treats people equally and puts an end to the mass incarceration of young people of color for minor offenses?
• Proposition 11 — Should there be a just and fair comprehensive immigration reform solution that includes an earned path to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants and their children, keeps families together, protects Dreamers and provides workforce solutions for businesses?
• Proposition 12 — Should everyone in Texas have the right to a fair tax system, where all interests (business, corporations and individuals) pay their share, so that state government meets its obligations?