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Texas Proposition 7, Poll Tax Repeal Amendment (1966)
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| Topic Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
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
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Texas Proposition 7 |
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659,604 | 58.59% | ||
| No | 466,119 | 41.41% | ||
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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Footnotes
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