Texas Proposition 1, Hospital Districts Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Administration of government and Healthcare |
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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 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the creation of county-wide hospital districts in any county with a population greater than 190,000 and levying a tax to provide funding for the districts. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the creation of county-wide hospital districts in any county with a population greater than 190,000 and levying a tax to provide funding for the districts. |
Election results
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307,573 | 61.34% | ||
| No | 193,826 | 38.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment by providing that the Legislature may authorize the creation of county-wide Hospital Districts in certain counties if approved by the qualified voters at an 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 2 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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Footnotes
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