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Texas Proposition 4, Free Textbooks Amendment (August 1935)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 24, 1935. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schools. |
A "no" vote opposed providing free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schools. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 257,815 | 47.94% | ||
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280,019 | 52.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Texas so as to permit the furnishing of State official textbook free to every child of scholastic age, attending any school within the State. | ” |
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 24 during the 44th regular legislative session in 1935.[1]
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