Texas Proposition 25, Amarillo Hospital District Expansion Amendment (1987)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Healthcare |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 25 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Amarillo Hospital District to serve Randall County residents, enabling financial assistance from Randall County, and permitting hospital districts to change jurisdiction with voter approval. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Amarillo Hospital District to serve Randall County residents, enabling financial assistance from Randall County, and permitting hospital districts to change jurisdiction with voter approval. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 25 |
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1,358,338 | 71.50% | ||
| No | 541,344 | 28.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 25 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to expand the services provided by the Amarillo Hospital District to include certain residents of Randall County and authorizing Randall County to provide financial assistance to the district and amending Section 2, H.J.R. 2, 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, relating to change in election date. | ” |
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 5 during the second session of the 70th legislature called in 1987.[1]
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