Texas Proposition 2, School District Boundaries Amendment (August 1909)
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| Topic Education 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 August 3, 1909. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing school districts to contain parts of multiple counties and taxation within those districts. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing school districts to contain parts of multiple counties and taxation within those districts. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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48,000 | 71.56% | ||
| No | 19,076 | 28.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to amending Section Three of Article Seven of the Constitution, in regard to the formation and taxing power of school districts. | ” |
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 6 during the 31st regular legislative session in 1909.[1]
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