Texas Proposition 5, County Road Bonds Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Bond issues and County and municipal governance |
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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 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment authorizing counties by a simple majority vote to issue road bonds not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed property value in the county. |
A "no" vote oppossed the amendment authorizing counties by a simple majority vote to issue road bonds not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed property value in the county. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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858,775 | 52.22% | ||
| No | 785,905 | 47.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize any county, on the vote of a majority of qualified property taxpaying electors, to issue road bonds in an amount not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property in the county. | ” |
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 28 during the 61st regular legislative session in 1970.[1]
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Footnotes
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