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Texas 1969 ballot measures
In 1969, voters decided on nine statewide ballot measures in Texas on August 5.
- The nine measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Voters approved four (44%) and rejected five (56%) measures.
On the ballot
August 5, 1969
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance for Spouses and Children Amendment | Budgets | Authorize the legislature to pay surviving spouses and children of government officers, employees, and volunteers killed on hazardous duty. |
|
398,122 (64%) |
221,968 (36%) |
|
| Proposition 1 | Constitutional wording | Repeal obsolete, superfluous, and unnecessary sections of the Constitution |
|
337,327 (55%) |
271,427 (45%) |
|
| Proposition 2 | Water; Bonds | Expand Texas Water Development Board authority, increase bond amount, detail bond sale proceeds deposit, and set new interest rate limits for all Texas Water Development Bonds. |
|
309,516 (49%) |
315,793 (51%) |
|
| Proposition 3 | Salaries | Restructure the pay scale of the lieutenant governor, speaker, and other members of the legislature |
|
295,813 (42%) |
403,832 (58%) |
|
| Proposition 4 | Water; Taxes | Exempt nonprofit water supply corporations from taxation |
|
283,915 (47%) |
322,720 (53%) |
|
| Proposition 5 | Public assistance | Increase annual assistance expenditure limit from $60 million to $80 million, eliminate age-related eligibility for all categories, and restrict citizenship requirement to only the needy elderly. |
|
428,207 (65%) |
233,571 (35%) |
|
| Proposition 6 | Bonds | Remove the constitutional limitation on interest rates of bonds issued pursuant to constitutional authority |
|
282,096 (47%) |
311,832 (53%) |
|
| Proposition 9 | Legislature | Provide for annual legislative sessions |
|
268,991 (44%) |
335,854 (56%) |
|
| Student Loans Funding Amendment | Education; Budgets | Authorize an additional $200 million in bonds to fund students loans for higher education under the Texas Opportunity Plan. |
|
376,914 (60%) |
247,135 (40%) |
See also
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