LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GOP deserts ‘We the People’

Editor: Buried in the Texas Election Code Sec. 172.088 is a statute that was passed in 1985 that allowed voters, by petition, to place a ballot proposition on a political party’s primary election ballot.

A referendum is a non-binding survey of registered Texas voters. The referendum is first created by a sponsor and then presented to the public by way of a petition.