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Texas Proposition 4, Bingo Games for Nonprofit Organizations Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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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 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize bingo games within localities should a majority of the locality's voters approve, so long as the games are conducted by religious group, volunteer fire department, nonprofit veterans' organization, fraternal organization, or nonprofit organization supporting medical treatment or research, and if proceeds are spent in Texas supporting the charitable goals of the above listed organizations. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize bingo games within localities should a majority of the locality's voters approve, so long as the games are conducted by religious group, volunteer fire department, nonprofit veterans' organization, fraternal organization, or nonprofit organization supporting medical treatment or research, and if proceeds are spent in Texas supporting the charitable goals of the above listed organizations. |
Election results
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2,205,355 | 64.97% | ||
| No | 1,189,312 | 35.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize bingo games for charitable purposes on a local option election basis. | ” |
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 Senate Joint Resolution 18 during the 66th regular legislative session in 1979.[1]
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Footnotes
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