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Texas Proposition 2, State Medical Education Fund Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the State Medical Education Fund to provide grants, loans, and scholarships to students studying medicine. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the State Medical Education Fund to provide grants, loans, and scholarships to students studying medicine. |
Election results
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544,046 | 50.38% | ||
| No | 535,891 | 49.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment providing for a State Medical Education Board and providing for grants, loans and scholarships to students desiring to study medicine. | ” |
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 38 during the 52nd regular legislative session in 1952.[1]
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