Texas Proposition 1, State Alcohol Dispensary Amendment (1936)

Texas Proposition 1
Election date November 3, 1936
Topic Alcohol laws
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 November 3, 1936. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing a state-ran dispensary system and giving the state the exclusive right to purchase liquor wholesale and sell it at retail.

A "no" vote opposed establishing a state-ran dispensary system and giving the state the exclusive right to purchase liquor wholesale and sell it at retail.

Election results

Texas Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		247,198	39.80%
No		373,919	60.20%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Texas by striking out Section 20 thereof; providing for local option on the question of the sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes.

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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 3-a during the 44th regular legislative session in 1936.

See also

1936 Measures

• 1936 Measures
• Alcohol laws on the ballot
• 1936 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