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Texas Proposition 1, Military Poll Tax Exemption Amendment (August 1945)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and Taxes |
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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 August 25, 1945. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported exempting certain members of the military from paying a poll tax at any election during times of war or national emergency. |
A "no" vote opposed exempting certain members of the military from paying a poll tax at any election during times of war or national emergency. |
Election results
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143,865 | 78.81% | ||
| No | 38,679 | 21.19% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to Section 2 of Article VI of the Constitution of Texas so as to provide that members of the Army, Navy, or other branch or component part of the Armed Forces of the United States during any nationally declared emergency, or during any time when the United States is at war with another country, who would otherwise be eligible to vote under the laws of Texas to vote without the requirement of having paid any poll tax assessed against them or of holding a receipt therefor. | ” |
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 Senate Joint Resolution 7 during the 49th regular legislative session in 1945.[1]
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