Texas Proposition 10, Surplus Firefighting Equipment Donations Amendment (September 2003)

Texas Proposition 10
Election date September 13, 2003
Topic County and municipal governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on September 13, 2003. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing municipalities to donate surplus firefighting equipment to the Texas Forest Service, which could then distribute it to rural volunteer fire departments.

A "no" vote opposed allowing municipalities to donate surplus firefighting equipment to the Texas Forest Service, which could then distribute it to rural volunteer fire departments.

Election results

Texas Proposition 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,284,004	91.67%
No		116,677	8.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:

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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit of rural volunteer fire departments.

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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 61 during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.

See also

2003 Measures

• 2003 Measures
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 2003 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments