Texas Proposition 4, National Research University Fund Amendment (2009)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 2009. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the national research university fund to support state universities' progress towards national prominence, with funds drawn from the higher education fund. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the national research university fund to support state universities' progress towards national prominence, with funds drawn from the higher education fund. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 4 |
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593,773 | 56.71% | ||
| No | 453,319 | 43.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing constitutional amendments limiting the public taking of private property, establishing the national research university fund to fund emerging research universities, and eliminating the higher education fund. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 14 during the 81st regular legislative session in 2009.[1]
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