Texas Proposition 1, State Procurement Processes and Rehabilitation Facilities Amendment (1978)
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Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to exempt products and services purchased from handicapped individuals employed in nonprofit rehabilitation facilities from competitive bidding requirements, remove the requirement that contracts be approved by governor, secretary of state, and comptroller, and remove the obsolete reference to the deaf and dumb asylum. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to exempt products and services purchased from handicapped individuals employed in nonprofit rehabilitation facilities from competitive bidding requirements, remove the requirement that contracts be approved by governor, secretary of state, and comptroller, and remove the obsolete reference to the deaf and dumb asylum. |
Election results
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1,252,696 | 73.17% | ||
| No | 459,316 | 26.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Texas Constitution to delete the archaic reference to the "Deaf and Dumb Asylum," to allow certain products manufactured by handicapped individuals in nonprofit rehabilitation facilities to be purchased by the State of Texas and to eliminate the formality of involvement in such transactions by the Governor of Texas, the Secretary of State, and the Comptroller of Public Accounts 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 50 during the 65th regular legislative session in 1977.[1]
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Footnotes
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