Texas Proposition 2, Military Voting Qualifications Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements and Military service policy |
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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 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limitting voting by military personnel to the county in which the voter resided at the time of entering the service and repealing the poll tax exemption for military personnel during times of war and national emergency. |
A "no" vote opposed limitting voting by military personnel to the county in which the voter resided at the time of entering the service and repealing the poll tax exemption for military personnel during times of war and national emergency. |
Election results
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387,854 | 77.37% | ||
| No | 113,468 | 22.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to confer the right to vote upon members of the regular establishment of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force, or component branches thereof, provided such person shall meet the requirements for voting as prescribed and that such person shall have established his legal residence in Texas prior to entry into the regular armed forces of the United States, and has paid his poll tax or secured his exemption certificate. | ” |
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 10 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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