Texas Proposition 5, Legislative Creation of Hospital Districts Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Administration of government and Healthcare |
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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, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the legislature to create hospital districts composed of all or part of one or more counties. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the legislature to create hospital districts composed of all or part of one or more counties. |
Election results
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523,767 | 50.54% | ||
| No | 512,526 | 49.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas providing that the Legislature may authorize the creation of hospital districts composed of all or part of one or more counties. | ” |
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 51 during the 57th regular legislative session in 1961.[1]
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Footnotes
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