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Texas Proposition 1, Poll Tax Repeal Amendment (1963)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns 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 9, 1963. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to repeal the poll tax. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to repeal the poll tax. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 243,120 | 43.42% | ||
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316,775 | 56.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the provision making payment of the poll tax a requirement for voting and so as to authorize the Legislature to provide for the registration of all voters. | ” |
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 1 during the 58th regular legislative session in 1963.[1]
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Footnotes
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