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Texas Proposition 1, Veterans' Land Fund Amendment (1951)
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| Topic Veterans policy |
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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 13, 1951. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the Veterans' Land Fund from $25 million to $100 million and extending eligibility to any post-1945 veterans included by statute. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the Veterans' Land Fund from $25 million to $100 million and extending eligibility to any post-1945 veterans included by statute. |
Election results
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123,801 | 53.85% | ||
| No | 106,087 | 46.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment authorizing the issuance of Seventy Five Million Dollars of Bonds in addition to Bonds already issued by the Veterans' Land Board to provide money for the Veterans' Land Fund. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
{{TexasHBMPath|Type = LRCA |Year = 1951}
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 2 during the 52nd regular legislative session in 1951.[1]
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