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Texas Proposition 5, Bonds for Sea Wall Construction Amendment (1973)
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| Topic Bond issues and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1973. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide that certain localities bordering the Gulf of Mexico may, with approval of the voters of the locality in question, levy a tax to pay for bonds issued to fund for the construction of sea walls and breakwaters. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide that certain localities bordering the Gulf of Mexico may, with approval of the voters of the locality in question, levy a tax to pay for bonds issued to fund for the construction of sea walls and breakwaters. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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387,736 | 62.97% | ||
| No | 228,011 | 37.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment of the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide that certain counties and cities bordering on the Gulf of Mexico may levy a tax to pay for bonds issued for the construction of sea walls and breakwaters upon the vote of the majority of the resident property taxpayers voting in an election. | ” |
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 12 during the 63rd regular legislative session in 1973.[1]
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Footnotes
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