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Texas Proposition 5, Governor Fiscal Control Amendment (1980)
| Texas Proposition 5 | |
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to grant the governor the power to exercise fiscal control over spending of appropriated funds. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to grant the governor the power to exercise fiscal control over spending of appropriated funds. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,400,301 | 44.09% | ||
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1,775,810 | 55.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to execution of the state budget. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 86 during the 66th regular legislative session in 1979.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
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