Texas Proposition 4, Collection of Delinquent Taxes Amendment (1932)

Texas Proposition 4
Election date November 8, 1932
Topic Taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1932. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported barring the state, county, or defined subdivision from collecting delinquent taxes after they had been due for ten years or more.

A "no" vote opposed barring the state, county, or defined subdivision from collecting delinquent taxes after they had been due for ten years or more.

Election results

Texas Proposition 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		320,560	65.34%
No		170,019	34.66%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment so so to provide that the legislature shall have the power to release or extinguish or to authorize the releasing or extinguishing the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any corporation or individual to this state or any defined subdivision thereof.

”

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 12 during the 42nd regular legislative session in 1932.

See also

1932 Measures

• 1932 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1932 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