Texas Proposition 2, County Taxes for Seawalls Amendment (1932)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico to approve levies for the purposes of building seawalls and breakwaters by a two-thirds majority vote. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico to approve levies for the purposes of building seawalls and breakwaters by a two-thirds majority vote. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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319,607 | 67.57% | ||
| No | 153,424 | 32.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment authorizing counties and cities bordering on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to levy and collect such a tax for construction of seawalls, breakwaters or sanitary 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 5 during the 42nd regular legislative session in 1932.[1]
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Footnotes
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