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Texas Proposition 15, Nonprofit Raffle Regulation Amendment (1989)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
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
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704,694 | 62.45% | ||
| No | 423,699 | 37.55% | ||
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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Footnotes
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State of Texas Austin (capital) |
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