Texas Proposition 1, Lieutenant Governor & Legislator Salary Limitations (1989)
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The measure called for limiting the salary of the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 732,417 | 63.3% | ||
| Yes | 424,704 | 36.7% | ||
Text of measure
The short ballot summary Texas voters saw on their ballot was:[1]
"The constitutional amendment to limit the salary of the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to not more than one-half of the governor's salary and to limit the salary of a member of the legislature to not more than one-fourth of the governor's salary."
Constitutional changes
If Proposition 1 had been approved, it would have amended:
- Section 23 of Article III of the Texas Constitution
- Section 17 of Article IV of the Texas Constitution
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing direct democracy in Texas
As laid out in Article 17 of the Texas Constitution, in order for a proposed constitutional amendment to be placed on the ballot, the Texas State Legislature must propose the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The joint resolution can originate in either the House or the Senate. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Senate.
See also
External links
- Proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution for 1989
- Spreadsheet of proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, 1879-present
- Texas Constitutional Amendments since 1876
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