Texas Proposition 4, Veterans' Land Fund Bond Amendment (1963)
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| Topic Bond issues and Veterans |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 9, 1963. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to raise the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board to $350 million. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to raise the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board to $350 million. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 250,556 | 49.23% | ||
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258,443 | 50.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment so as to authorize an increase in the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board to Three Hundred Fifty Million Dollars (350,000,000.00); providing for the issuance of said bonds or obligations and the conditions relating thereto and the use of the Veterans' Land 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 Senate Joint Resolution 16 during the 58th regular legislative session in 1963.[1]
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Footnotes
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