Texas Proposition 10, Amendment Proposal and Publication Amendment (1972)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to revise the time and method used to propose constitutional amendments and the means through which amendments are published. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to revise the time and method used to propose constitutional amendments and the means through which amendments are published. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 10 |
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1,386,017 | 58.19% | ||
| No | 996,005 | 41.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment revising provisions on the time of proposing amendments to the state constitution and the time and method of publishing the notice of proposed amendments. | ” |
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 68 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
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