Texas Proposition 3, Reallocation of Tax Rates Amendment (1944)

Texas Proposition 3
Election date November 7, 1944
Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1944. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing county commissioners to reallocate city, county, road and bridge, public improvement, and juror maximum tax rates for up to $0.80 per $100 valuation.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing county commissioners to reallocate city, county, road and bridge, public improvement, and juror maximum tax rates for up to $0.80 per $100 valuation.

Election results

Texas Proposition 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		228,346	62.37%
No		137,761	37.63%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment providing that counties may levy, assess and collect such taxes as may be authorized by law but not to exceed eighty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation in any one year.

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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 18 during the 48th regular legislative session in 1944.

See also

1944 Measures

• 1944 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1944 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments