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Texas Proposition 5, Transferring Monies from the Permanent School Fund Amendment (August 1891)
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| Topic Education and 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 August 11, 1891. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to transfer up to 1% of the permanent school fund to the available school fund on an annual basis. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to transfer up to 1% of the permanent school fund to the available school fund on an annual basis. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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40,526 | 53.16% | ||
| No | 35,702 | 46.84% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | To amend section 5, article 7 of the constitution of the state of Texas, by making 1% per annum of the entire valuation of the permanent school fund the available school fund. | ” |
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 19 during the 22nd regular legislative session in 1891.[1]
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