Texas Proposition 10, Surplus Firefighting Equipment Donations Amendment (September 2003)

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Texas Proposition 10

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Election date

September 13, 2003

Topic
County and municipal governance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on September 13, 2003. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing municipalities to donate surplus firefighting equipment to the Texas Forest Service, which could then distribute it to rural volunteer fire departments.

A "no" vote opposed allowing municipalities to donate surplus firefighting equipment to the Texas Forest Service, which could then distribute it to rural volunteer fire departments.


Election results

Texas Proposition 10

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,284,004 91.67%
No 116,677 8.33%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit of rural volunteer fire departments.

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 61 during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.[1]

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