Texas Proposition 3, Building Construction at John Tarleton Agricultural College Amendment (1942)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1942. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to appropriate $75,000 to construct buildings on the John Tarleton Agricultural College campus. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to appropriate $75,000 to construct buildings on the John Tarleton Agricultural College campus. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 84,013 | 49.45% | ||
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85,868 | 50.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas authorizing the Legislature to appropriate Seventy-five Thousand ($75,000) Dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay claims incurred by John Tarleton Agricultural College for the construction of a building on the campus of such college pursuant to deficiency authorization by the Governor of Texas on August 31, 1937. | ” |
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 21 during the 47th regular legislative session in 1942.[1]
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