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Texas Proposition 2, Higher Education Assistance Fund Amendment (1984)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 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 create a special higher education assistance fund for construction related activities, restructure the Texas permanent university fund, and increase the number of institutions eligible to receive funding from the permanent university fund. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to create a special higher education assistance fund for construction related activities, restructure the Texas permanent university fund, and increase the number of institutions eligible to receive funding from the permanent university fund. |
Election results
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2,926,392 | 71.86% | ||
| No | 1,145,819 | 28.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide funds for the support of higher education and to restructure the permanent university fund. | ” |
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 19 during the 68th regular legislative session in 1983.[1]
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Footnotes
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