Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (August 1897)

Texas Proposition 1
Election date August 3, 1897
Topic County and municipal governance and Water irrigation policy
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 3, 1897. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported permitting the formation of irrigation districts in West Texas.

A "no" vote opposed permitting the formation of irrigation districts in West Texas.

Election results

Texas Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		20,245	26.59%
No		55,882	73.41%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

To Amend Article 8 of the Constitution of Texas

”

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 7 during the 25th regular legislative session in 1897.

See also

1897 Measures

• 1897 Measures
• Water irrigation policy on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1897 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments