Texas Proposition 2, Local Option Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1891)

Texas Proposition 2
Election date August 11, 1891
Topic Alcohol laws and County and municipal governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 11, 1891. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing for local-option alcohol prohibition in county subdivisions designated by county commissioners.

A "no" vote opposed providing for local-option alcohol prohibition in county subdivisions designated by county commissioners.

Election results

Texas Proposition 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		40,344	53.35%
No		35,279	46.65%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

“

To amend section 20, article 16, of the constitution of the state of Texas.

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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 12 during the 22nd regular legislative session in 1891.

See also

1891 Measures

• 1891 Measures
• Alcohol laws on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1891 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments