Texas 1968 ballot measures

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In 1968, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in Texas on November 5.

• The 14 measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved seven (50%) and rejected seven (50%) measures.

On the ballot

November 5, 1968

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes; Tobacco	Provide for the refund of tobacco product taxes sold within Texarkana or any adjacent incorporated city or town in Texas		679,950 (36%)	1,217,625 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Local government	Consolidate government offices and functions and allow certain functions to be contracted between El Paso and Tarrant counties	a	916,191 (50%)	906,826 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Local government; Bonds	Give the legislature the power to authorize localities to issue bonds for the purpose of industrial development		939,023 (49%)	976,943 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Exempt certain property that is in the temporary custody of a public warehouseman from ad valorem taxation		828,194 (45%)	1,028,641 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Administration; Legislature	Set the legislative members' ineligibility for other offices to end at the conclusion of their elected term's last full year	a	1,216,265 (63%)	708,952 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Administration; Public retirement funds	Create a fund for state officers' retirement, disability, and death compensation, forming the Employees Retirement System of Texas	a	1,199,843 (60%)	787,072 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Public assistance; Budgets	Increase the annual limit for state-funded public assistance payments to 75 million dollars.		858,911 (44%)	1,114,971 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Budgets	Authorized investment of the Permanent University Fund in federally issued, insured, or guaranteed securities and bonds.	a	1,175,644 (60%)	790,192 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Local government; Bonds	Allow Dallas County to issue road bonds	a	941,575 (51%)	916,727 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries	Set the salary of members of the legislature to not exceed $8,400 a year		980,793 (49%)	1,021,672 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Environment; Taxes	Give the legislature the authority to exempt certain equipment that reduces environmental damage from ad valorem taxation		949,922 (49%)	996,044 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Provide for the gradual abolition of certain property taxes	a	1,251,528 (64%)	700,078 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Administration	Remove the requirement for governor, secretary of state, and comptroller approval on certain purchase contracts		933,950 (50%)	949,565 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Administration; Public retirement funds	Repeal individual contribution limit	a	1,509,841 (72%)	598,927 (28%)

See also

• Types of ballot measures in Texas
• List of Texas ballot measures
• 1968 ballot measures

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments