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Texas Proposition 15, Nonprofit Raffle Regulation Amendment (1989)

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Texas Proposition 15

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Election date

November 7, 1989

Topic
Gambling policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1989. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to permit and regulate raffles conducted by nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to permit and regulate raffles conducted by nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes.


Election results

Texas Proposition 15

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

704,694 62.45%
No 423,699 37.55%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit and regulate raffles conducted by certain nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes.

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 32 during the 71st regular legislative session in 1989.[1]

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