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Texas Proposition 17, Financial Assistance for Fire Departments Amendment (1989)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 17 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 state to provide financial assistance to local fire departments to purchase equipment to comply with federal and state laws and to educate and train their members. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to provide financial assistance to local fire departments to purchase equipment to comply with federal and state laws and to educate and train their members. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 17 |
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665,913 | 59.00% | ||
| No | 462,686 | 41.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 17 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the state to provide scholarships, grants, loans, and other financial assistance to local fire departments and other public fire-fighting organizations. | ” |
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 33 during the 71st regular legislative session in 1989.[1]
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Footnotes
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