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Texas Proposition 5, Tax Exemptions for Disabled Veterans and Their Families Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide tax exemptions for certain property of disabled veterans, the surviving spouse and minor children of disabled veterans, and the surviving spouse and minor children of veterans who lost their life while on active duty. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide tax exemptions for certain property of disabled veterans, the surviving spouse and minor children of disabled veterans, and the surviving spouse and minor children of veterans who lost their life while on active duty. |
Election results
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2,072,065 | 76.39% | ||
| No | 640,476 | 23.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to authorize the Legislature to provide a tax exemption for certain property owned by a disabled veteran and the surviving spouse and minor children of a disabled veteran. | ” |
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 32 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
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