Texas Proposition 1, State Bank Rights Amendment (1984)
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| Topic Banking and Business regulation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to grant state banks the same rights and privileges as national banks. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to grant state banks the same rights and privileges as national banks. |
Election results
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2,967,984 | 74.91% | ||
| No | 994,084 | 25.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the powers of state-chartered banks. | ” |
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 29 during the 68th regular legislative session in 1983.[1]
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Footnotes
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