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Texas Proposition 2, Veterans' Land Fund Increase Amendment (1977)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 8, 1977. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the Veterans' Land Fund from $500 million to $700 million and allowing surviving unmarried widows of veterans to purchase land with the fund. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the Veterans' Land Fund from $500 million to $700 million and allowing surviving unmarried widows of veterans to purchase land with the fund. |
Election results
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329,417 | 59.32% | ||
| No | 225,919 | 40.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | To provide for an additional $200 million in bonds or obligations of the State of Texas for the Veterans' Land Fund and to allow the surviving spouses of veterans who died in the line of duty to purchase tracts through the Veterans' Land Board under certain circumstances. | ” |
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 65th regular legislative session in 1977.[1]
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Footnotes
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