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Texas Amends Constitution to Allow War Time Armed Forces Voting
A proposed constitutional amendment adds Section 2a to Article VI allowing any member of the United States armed forces or reserves who is a qualified voter to vote in elections without poll tax payment while the U S is at war or within one year after the war ends. It specifies exclusions for regular establishment personnel and sets August 25, 1945 as the election date withGovernor to issue proclamations and a $15,000 appropriation for advertising and related costs.
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