Texas Proposition 7, Poll Tax Repeal Amendment (1966)

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Texas Proposition 7

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment to repeal the Texas poll tax.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment to repeal the Texas poll tax.


Election results

Texas Proposition 7

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

659,604 58.59%
No 466,119 41.41%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas so as to repeal the provision making payment of the poll tax a requirement for voting and so as to authorize the Legislature to provide for the registration of all voters.

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 13 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]

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