Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Texas Proposition 7, Equal Rights Regardless of Race, Sex, or Creed Amendment (1972)
| Texas Proposition 7 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Constitutional rights and Race and ethnicity issues |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Texas Constitution to provide that "Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin." |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Texas Constitution to provide that "Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin." |
Election results
|
Texas Proposition 7 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
2,156,535 | 79.73% | ||
| No | 548,422 | 20.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Texas Constitution by adding a new section, providing that equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin. | ” |
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 16 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Texas Austin (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
