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Texas Proposition 7, Qualifications to Vote on Bond Issues Amendment (1932)

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Texas Proposition 7

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Election date

November 8, 1932

Topic
Bond issue requirements and 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, 1932. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing that only qualified voters who owned taxable property were eligible to vote in elections concerning bond issues.

A "no" vote opposed providing that only qualified voters who owned taxable property were eligible to vote in elections concerning bond issues.


Election results

Texas Proposition 7

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

381,385 76.42%
No 117,666 23.58%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:

Proposing an amendment providing that only qualified electors owning taxable property in the State, county, district, political sub-divison, city, town or village where the election is held and which has been duly rendered for taxation shall be qualified to vote at elections held for the purpose of issuing bonds.

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 26 during the 42nd regular legislative session in 1932.[1]

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