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Texas Proposition 8, Assistance for the Disabled Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Public assistance programs |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to create a ceiling of $2.5 million per year on the amount that may be paid out of the state fund for assistance to the permanently disabled. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to create a ceiling of $2.5 million per year on the amount that may be paid out of the state fund for assistance to the permanently disabled. |
Election results
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594,512 | 56.55% | ||
| No | 456,829 | 43.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas relating to assistance to needy persons totally and permanently physically or mentally disabled, and providing that the amount paid out of state funds for assistance payments to the totally and permanently disabled may never exceed Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) per year. | ” |
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 Senate Joint Resolution 7 during the 57th regular legislative session in 1961.[1]
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Footnotes
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