Texas Proposition 1, County Taxes Amendment (1967)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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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 11, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide that all counties may put all taxes into a single general fund. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide that all counties may put all taxes into a single general fund. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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135,939 | 50.35% | ||
| No | 134,068 | 49.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide that counties may put all county taxes into one general fund, without regard to the source or purpose of each tax. | ” |
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 3 during the 60th regular legislative session in 1967.[1]
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