Texas Proposition 8, Voting Requirements Amendment (1966)

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Texas Proposition 8

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Election date

November 8, 1966

Topic
Residency voting requirements
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1966. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment to permit persons qualified to vote except for the residence requirements in a county or district to vote in presidential, state-wide office, and ballot question elections, and permitting recently arrived citizens of the United States to vote in presidential elections.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment to permit persons qualified to vote except for the residence requirements in a county or district to vote in presidential, state-wide office, and ballot question elections, and permitting recently arrived citizens of the United States to vote in presidential elections.


Election results

Texas Proposition 8

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

701,349 66.88%
No 347,337 33.12%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas to provide for voting on electors for President and Vice President, and on all state-wide offices, questions or propositions by persons qualified to vote in this State except for meeting county or district residence requirements, and to provide for voting on electors for President and Vice President by otherwise qualified United States citizens who have moved into or out of the State preceding a presidential election.

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 24 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]

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