Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

Texas Proposition 13, Consolidation of Government Functions Amendment (1966)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Texas Proposition 13

Flag of Texas.png

Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
County and municipal governance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Texas Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide for the consolidation of functions of government by contract between political subdivisions.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide for the consolidation of functions of government by contract between political subdivisions.


Election results

Texas Proposition 13

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

565,174 55.81%
No 447,578 44.19%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:

“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas authorizing the Legislature to provide by statute for the accomplishment of governmental functions within any county having one million, two hundred thousand or more inhabitants by the consolidation of the functions of government or by contract between any political subdivision(s) located within the county and any other political subdivision(s) located within the county or with the county.”

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 69 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]

See also

1966 Measures

Texas

News and analysis


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas, "Constitutional amendment election dates," accessed June 1, 2023
v • e
1966 ballot measures 1966 ballot measures
• Alabama 1966 ballot measures • Alaska 1966 ballot measures • Arizona 1966 ballot measures • Arkansas 1966 ballot measures • California 1966 ballot propositions • Colorado 1966 ballot measures • Florida 1966 ballot measures • Georgia 1966 ballot measures • Idaho 1966 ballot measures • Illinois 1966 ballot measures • Iowa 1966 ballot measures • Maine 1966 ballot measures • Maryland 1966 ballot measures • Massachusetts 1966 ballot measures • Michigan 1966 ballot measures • Minnesota 1966 ballot measures • Missouri 1966 ballot measures • Montana 1966 ballot measures • Nebraska 1966 ballot measures • Nevada 1966 ballot measures • New Hampshire 1966 ballot measures • New Jersey 1966 ballot measures • New Mexico 1966 ballot measures • New York 1966 ballot measures • North Dakota 1966 ballot measures • Oklahoma 1966 ballot measures • Oregon 1966 ballot measures • Pennsylvania 1966 ballot measures • Rhode Island 1966 ballot measures • South Dakota 1966 ballot measures • Texas 1966 ballot measures • Utah 1966 ballot measures • Virginia 1966 ballot measures • Washington 1966 ballot measures • West Virginia 1966 ballot measures • Wisconsin 1966 ballot measures •
Flag of Texas
v • e
State of Texas
Austin (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Texas_Proposition_13,_Consolidation_of_Government_Functions_Amendment_(1966)&oldid=9236503"