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Texas Proposition 8, Veterans' Housing Assistance Amendment (1985)
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| Topic Veterans policy |
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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 5, 1985. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide $500 million in additional bonds for the veterans' housing assistance program and alter the definition of what veterans' are eligible to participate in the veterans' land and housing programs by granting the legislature the authority to define by law eligible veterans. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide $500 million in additional bonds for the veterans' housing assistance program and alter the definition of what veterans' are eligible to participate in the veterans' land and housing programs by granting the legislature the authority to define by law eligible veterans. |
Election results
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600,117 | 64.60% | ||
| No | 328,834 | 35.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide additional bonding authority for the veterans' housing assistance program and changing the definition of those veterans eligible to participate in the program. | ” |
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 9 during the 69th regular legislative session in 1985.[1]
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Footnotes
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