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Texas Proposition 9, Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment (1956)

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Texas Proposition 9

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Election date

November 13, 1956

Topic
Public assistance programs
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 13, 1956. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported provided assistance of up to $20 a month to persons aged 18 years or older who is permanently disabled due to a mental or physical handicap. 

A "no" vote opposed provided assistance of up to $20 a month to persons aged 18 years or older who are permanently disabled due to a mental or physical handicap. 


Election results

Texas Proposition 9

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

159,588 89.94%
No 17,860 10.06%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:

Proposing an Amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of Texas, by adopting a new Section to be known as Section 51-b, giving the legislature the power to provide, under such limitations and restrictions as may be deemed by the Legislature expedient, for assistance to needy individuals who are citizens of the United States, who are more than eighteen (18) years of age and less than sixty-five years of age, who are permanently and totally disabled by reason of a mental or physical handicap and not feasible for vocational rehabilitation, who are residents of the State of Texas.

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 30 during the 54th regular legislative session in 1956.[1]

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