Texas Proposition 5, Marine and Agricultural Associations Amendment (1977)
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| Topic Agriculture policy and Business regulations |
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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 8, 1977. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the creation of agricultural or marine associations that may require refundable assessments of individual producers for the purposes of production improvements, marketing, or product usage. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the creation of agricultural or marine associations that may require refundable assessments of individual producers for the purposes of production improvements, marketing, or product usage. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 231,164 | 43.60% | ||
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299,060 | 56.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the formation of associations by producers of agricultural products. | ” |
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 19 during the 65th regular legislative session in 1977.[1]
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