Texas secretary of state draws ballot order for 17 Constitutional Amendments

AUSTIN (KXAN)— Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Wednesday drew the ballot order for 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 4 election ballot, marking the most constitutional amendments on a single election date since 2003.

Nelson conducted the drawing at 11 a.m. in her office at the Texas Capitol, where she randomly assigned proposition numbers to each constitutional amendment the Legislature passed during the 2025 session.

The 17 amendments cover a wide range of policy areas, including property tax exemptions, parental rights, citizenship voting requirements, tax prohibitions, dementia research funding and judicial reforms. The Texas Legislature required a two-thirds vote in both chambers to refer each amendment to the ballot.

Nelson drew the following propositions that will appear on the November ballot:

The Legislature placed the most constitutional amendments on a Texas ballot for a single election date since 2003. Since Texas adopted its constitution in 1876, voters have decided on 712 statewide ballot measures—all constitutional amendments. 

Early voting for the constitutional amendment election will begin in October, with Election Day set for Nov. 4, 2025. More information about voting requirements and polling locations will be available at VoteTexas.gov.