Texas Proposition 8, Assistance for the Needy Amendment (1954)
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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 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the maximum annual amount spent on assistance for the elderly, blind, and needy children from $35 million to $42 million and providing lists of aid recipients. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the maximum annual amount spent on assistance for the elderly, blind, and needy children from $35 million to $42 million and providing lists of aid recipients. |
Election results
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378,123 | 72.61% | ||
| No | 142,633 | 27.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the Legislature shall have the power to provide assistance to and provide for the payment of same to actual bona fide citizens of Texas who are needy aged persons over the age of sixty-five (65) years, and needy blind persons over the age of twenty-one (21) years, and needy children under the age of sixteen (16) years. | ” |
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 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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Footnotes
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