Texas Proposition 7, Veterans' Land Bonds Amendment (1981)
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| Topic Bond issues and Veterans policy |
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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 3, 1981. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the sale of an additional $250 million worth of bonds for the veteran's land fund and raise the maximum interest rate on these bonds from 6 to 10 percent. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the sale of an additional $250 million worth of bonds for the veteran's land fund and raise the maximum interest rate on these bonds from 6 to 10 percent. |
Election results
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511,371 | 64.76% | ||
| No | 278,306 | 35.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the issuance of additional bonds or obligations of the state for the veterans' land fund. | ” |
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 4 during the 1st called legislative session in 1981.[1]
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Footnotes
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