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Texas Proposition 5, Veterans' Land Fund Amendment (1956)
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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 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the Veterans' Land Fund from $100 million to $200 million. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the Veterans' Land Fund from $100 million to $200 million. |
Election results
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878,688 | 68.55% | ||
| No | 403,130 | 31.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 49-b, Article III, Constitution of Texas, so as to change the membership of the Veterans' Land Board; so that the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board shall be increased to Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000); providing for the issuance of said bonds or obligations and the conditions relating thereto and the use of the Veterans' Land Fund; providing for an election and the issuance of a proclamation therefor. | ” |
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 2 during the 54th regular legislative session in 1956.[1]
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