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Texas Proposition 3, Providing Assistance and Medical Care to the Needy Amendment (1965)
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| Topic Administration of government and Public assistance programs |
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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, 1965. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide that the legislature enact legislation that enables cooperation with federal government to provide assistance and medical care to the needy. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide that the legislature enact legislation that enables cooperation with federal government to provide assistance and medical care to the needy. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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347,218 | 70.10% | ||
| No | 148,097 | 29.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas providing that the Legislature shall enact appropriate legislation which will enable the State of Texas to cooperate with the Government of the United States in providing assistance to and/or medical care on behalf of needy aged persons over the age of sixty-five who are citizens of the United States or non-citizens who shall have resided within the boundaries of the United States for at least 25 years, needy persons under the age of sixty-five who are totally and permanently disabled and who are citizens of the United States, needy blind persons over the age of eighteen who are citizens of the United States, and needy children under the age of twenty-one years who are citizens of the United States and to the caretakers of such children; providing rehabilitation and any other services included in the Federal legislation providing matching funds to help such families and individuals attain or retain capability for independence or self-care; etc. | ” |
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 81 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]
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Footnotes
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