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Texas Proposition 1, Federal Reimbursement of State Highway Funds Amendment (1988)
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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 8, 1988. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported designating federal reimbursement for state highway dedicated funds to support the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and policing of public roadways. |
A "no" vote opposed designating federal reimbursement for state highway dedicated funds to support the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and policing of public roadways. |
Election results
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3,605,092 | 86.86% | ||
| No | 545,174 | 13.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of certain funds for highway purposes and amending Section 2, H.J.R. 2, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, relating to date of election. | ” |
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 8 during the second session of the 70th legislature called in 1988.[1]
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Footnotes
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