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Texas Proposition 4, Free Textbooks Amendment (August 1935)

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Texas Proposition 4

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Election date

August 24, 1935

Topic
Education
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment		Origin

State legislature


Texas Proposition 4 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inTexas onAugust 24, 1935. It wasdefeated.

A "yes" votesupported providing free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schools. 

A "no" voteopposed providing free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schools. 


Election results

Texas Proposition 4

ResultVotesPercentage
Yes257,81547.94%

DefeatedNo

280,01952.06%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:

“

Proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Texas so as to permit the furnishing of State official textbook free to every child of scholastic age, attending any school within the State.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is availablehere.


Path to the ballot

See also:Amending the Texas Constitution

Atwo-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of theTexas 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 24 during the 44th regular legislative session in 1935.[1]

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