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Texas Proposition 5, Veterans' Land Fund Amendment (August 1945)
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| Topic Veterans policy |
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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 25, 1945. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Veterans' Land Board and authorizing the issuance of up to $25 million in bonds to create the Veterans' Land Fund. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Veterans' Land Board and authorizing the issuance of up to $25 million in bonds to create the Veterans' Land Fund. |
Election results
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80,022 | 72.78% | ||
| No | 29,935 | 27.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment creating a Veteran's Land Board and establishing a Veterans' Land Fund of $25,000,000, etc. | ” |
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 62 during the 49th regular legislative session in 1946.[1]
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Footnotes
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