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Texas Proposition 2, Eligibility for Confederate Veteran Benefits Amendment (1912)
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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 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing aid for Confederate veterans and their wives or widows if they became residents of Texas and were married prior to January 1, 1900. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing aid for Confederate veterans and their wives or widows if they became residents of Texas and were married prior to January 1, 1900. |
Election results
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135,864 | 76.44% | ||
| No | 41,875 | 23.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | To amend Section 51, of Article 3, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, so as to authorize the grant of aid to indigent and disabled Confederate soldiers and sailors and their widows, and to soldiers who served in the militia and in organizations for the protection of the frontier and their indigent widows, and to grant aid for the establishment and maintenance of a home for the indigent and dependent wives and widows of Confederate soldiers and sailers, and such women as aided the Confederacy, and authorize a special ad valorem pension tax, and making appropriations for same. | ” |
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 Senate Joint Resolution 9 during the 32nd regular legislative session in 1912.[1]
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