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Texas Proposition 1, Certification of Appropriations Bills Amendment (1942)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1942. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring all appropriations bills passed by the legislature to be reviewed and certified by the comptroller of public accounts to ensure that the appropriated amounts fall within revenue estimates. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring all appropriations bills passed by the legislature to be reviewed and certified by the comptroller of public accounts to ensure that the appropriated amounts fall within revenue estimates. |
Election results
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96,418 | 56.97% | ||
| No | 72,816 | 43.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of Texas by adding a new section, requiring all bills passed by the Legislature on and after January 1, 1945, appropriating money for any purpose, to be sent to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for his approval, and fixing the duties of the Comptroller with reference thereto. | ” |
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 1 during the 47th regular legislative session in 1942.[1]
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Footnotes
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