Texas Proposition 2, Maximum Tax Collection Amendment (1934)

Texas Proposition 2
Election date November 6, 1934
Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported limiting the biennial collection and expenditure of tax revenue to $22.50 per person.

A "no" vote opposed limiting the biennial collection and expenditure of tax revenue to $22.50 per person.

Election results

Texas Proposition 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		66,873	19.95%
No		268,247	80.05%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment to Section 3 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Texas, and providing for the levying and collection of taxes by general laws, and fixing the total amount of revenue which may be collected during each biennium, and the total amount of funds which may be expended during each biennium.

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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 Senate Joint Resolution 13 during the 43rd regular legislative session in 1934.

See also

1934 Measures

• 1934 Measures
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• 1934 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