Texas Proposition 1, Municipal Workman's Compensation Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Workers' compensation laws |
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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 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for workman's compensation insurance for city, town and village employees. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for workman's compensation insurance for city, town and village employees. |
Election results
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674,089 | 61.92% | ||
| No | 414,489 | 38.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to authorize cities, towns, and villages of this State to provide insurance for employees. | ” |
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 20 during the 52nd regular legislative session in 1952.[1]
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Footnotes
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