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Texas Proposition 3, Elections for Assessor-Collector of Taxes Amendment (1954)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Elections and campaigns |
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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 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties with a population of less than 10,000 to hold elections for an assessor-collector of taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties with a population of less than 10,000 to hold elections for an assessor-collector of taxes. |
Election results
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354,075 | 74.96% | ||
| No | 118,276 | 25.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that in counties of less than 10,000 inhabitants, as determined by the last preceding census of the United States, elections may be held to provide for an Assessor-Collector of Taxes. | ” |
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 8 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
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