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Texas Proposition 8, Voting Requirements Amendment (1966)
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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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 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
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701,349 | 66.88% | ||
| No | 347,337 | 33.12% | ||
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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Footnotes
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