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Texas Proposition 10, Tobacco Tax Refund Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Taxes and Tobacco laws |
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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 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide for the refund of the tax on tobacco products sold at retail within the corporate limits of Texarkana, or any incorporated city or town in Texas contiguous to Texarkana. |
A "no" vote oppposed the amendment to provide for the refund of the tax on tobacco products sold at retail within the corporate limits of Texarkana, or any incorporated city or town in Texas contiguous to Texarkana. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 679,950 | 35.83% | ||
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1,217,625 | 64.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide for the refund of the tax on cigars and tobacco products sold at retail within the corporate limits of Texarkana, Texas, or any incorporated city or town in Texas contiguous to Texarkana. | ” |
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 50 during the 60th regular legislative session in 1967.[1]
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