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Texas Proposition 2, School District Taxes Amendment (1908)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements |
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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 3, 1908. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the maximum school district property tax rate to $0.05 per $100 valuation and reduced the majority vote needed to approve a tax from a two-thirds vote to a simple majority. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the maximum school district property tax rate to $0.05 per $100 valuation and reduced the majority vote needed to approve a tax from a two-thirds vote to a simple majority. |
Election results
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130,402 | 71.46% | ||
| No | 52,077 | 28.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 3, Article 7, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, increasing the amount of tax that may be voted on school districts and providing for a majority vote of the property taxpaying voters of such district to vote such tax. | ” |
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 7 during the 30th regular legislative session in 1908.[1]
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Footnotes
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