Texas Proposition 11, Confederate Pension Fund Transfer Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing unused funds from the Confederate Pension Fund to be transferred to the State Building Fund. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing unused funds from the Confederate Pension Fund to be transferred to the State Building Fund. |
Election results
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394,152 | 77.21% | ||
| No | 116,354 | 22.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment creating the State Building Commission and the State Building Fund; providing for the surplus in the Confederate Pension Fund to be transferred annually to the State Building Fund; providing for the expenditure of such fund under the direction of the Legislature; providing for the expenditure of a limited amount of the building fund for the erection of memorials under certain conditions and limitations. | ” |
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 Senate Joint Resolution 10 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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Footnotes
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