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Texas Proposition 5, Finance Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)

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Texas Proposition 5

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Election date

November 4, 1975

Topic
Taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1975. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment to revise the financing, taxation, and revenue portions of the Texas Constitution.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment to revise the financing, taxation, and revenue portions of the Texas Constitution.


Election results

Texas Proposition 5

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 289,772 24.96%

Defeated No

871,080 75.04%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:

The constitutional amendment revising the finance provisions of the Texas Constitution.

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 11 during the 64th regular legislative session in 1975.[1]

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