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Texas Proposition 7, Qualifications to Vote on Bond Issues Amendment (1932)
| Texas Proposition 7 | |
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and 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, 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
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Texas Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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381,385 | 76.42% | ||
| No | 117,666 | 23.58% | ||
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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Footnotes
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