Texas Proposition 14, County Permanent School Fund Amendment (1972)
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Origin |
Texas Proposition 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to allow a county to reduce its permanent school fund an distribute revenue gained to independent and common school districts. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to allow a county to reduce its permanent school fund an distribute revenue gained to independent and common school districts. |
Election results
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1,451,457 | 57.95% | ||
| No | 1,053,186 | 42.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to permit the commissioners court of a county to reduce the county permanent school fund and to provide for the per scholastic distribution and use of the money obtained from the reduction. | ” |
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 57 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
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