Texas Proposition 5, Texas Park Development Fund Amendment (1967)
| Texas Proposition 5 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Administration of government and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 11, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize $75,000,000 of bonds for to create the Texas Park Development Fund to aquire and develop land for state parks. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize $75,000,000 of bonds for to create the Texas Park Development Fund to aquire and develop land for state parks. |
Election results
|
Texas Proposition 5 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
148,765 | 54.68% | ||
| No | 123,313 | 45.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of Texas to create the Texas Park Development Fund to provide for the acquisition of lands for State Park Sites and for developing said sites as State Parks. | ” |
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 12 during the 60th regular legislative session in 1967.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
| |||||
