Texas Proposition 10, Social Security Agreements Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Administration of government and Public employee retirement funds |
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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 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to provide for agreements between the state and the federal government to obtain federal social security coverage for employees of political subdivisions. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to provide for agreements between the state and the federal government to obtain federal social security coverage for employees of political subdivisions. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 10 |
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324,612 | 66.68% | ||
| No | 162,219 | 33.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Legislature shall have the power to pass such laws as may be necessary to enable the State to enter into agreements with the Federal Government to obtain coverage for employees of the State and its political subdivisions and for the employees of any joint instrumentality of this State and any other State or States under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of the Federal Social Security Act. | ” |
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 37 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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