Texas 1972 ballot measures

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In 1972, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in Texas on November 7.

• The 14 measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved 11 (79%%) and rejected three (21%) measures.

On the ballot

November 7, 1972

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration	Revise the process and timeline for proposing and publishing constitutional amendments	a	1,386,017 (58%)	996,005 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Salaries	Provide the lieutenant governor and speaker with a salary of $22,500		906,223 (35%)	1,666,239 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Administration	Allow state employees, except officers, to serve on local governing bodies without salary loss and clarify exceptions to paying state funds to those holding multiple paid civil positions	a	1,288,338 (51%)	1,223,487 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Bonds	Set a maximum bond interest rate of 6%	a	1,359,239 (57%)	1,017,158 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Education	Allow a county to reduce its permanent school fund an distribute revenue gained to independent and common school districts	a	1,451,457 (58%)	1,053,186 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Legislature; Salaries	Provide annual salaries of $20,000 to the lieutenant governor and speaker, and $9,000 to members of the Senate and House		1,251,773 (47%)	1,436,910 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Local government	Abolish the Lamar Country Hospital District	a	1,470,348 (62%)	911,643 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Judiciary; Salaries	Require that the commissioners court in each county provide justices of the peace with an annual salary	a	1,797,919 (69%)	800,565 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Constitutional conventions	Authorize a constitutional revision commission to propose changes, with the 63rd legislature acting as a convention to submit revisions or a new constitution to voters for approval	a	1,549,982 (61%)	985,282 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes; Veterans	Offer tax exemptions for specific property of disabled veterans, as well as for surviving spouses and minor children of disabled veterans or those who lost their life while on active duty	a	2,072,065 (76%)	640,476 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes; Property	Establish a minimum $3,000 exemption on residence homesteads for all individuals aged 65 or older from ad valorem property taxes in localities	a	1,927,085 (74%)	680,808 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Race and ethnicity; Constitutional rights	Establish equal rights under law that shall not be denied or abridged on grounds of race, sex, color, creed, or national origin	a	2,156,535 (80%)	548,422 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Executive officials; Term limits	Extend term length to four years for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and other state officers	a	1,466,291 (56%)	1,167,034 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Administration	Exempt soil and water conservation district directors from prohibitions on holding or being compensated for multiple offices		1,060,370 (42%)	1,441,773 (58%)

See also

• Types of ballot measures in Texas
• List of Texas ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments