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Texas Proposition 1, Eliminate Vacant Constable Office Amendment (2002)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Law enforcement |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 2002. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing county commissioners to declare the constable's office dormant if vacant for at least seven consecutive years, with provisions for reinstatement. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing county commissioners to declare the constable's office dormant if vacant for at least seven consecutive years, with provisions for reinstatement. |
Election results
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2,431,757 | 79.18% | ||
| No | 639,414 | 20.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a commissioners court of a county to declare the office of constable in certain precincts dormant and providing a procedure for reinstatement of the office. | ” |
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 House Joint Resolution 2 during the 77th regular legislative session in 2002.[1]
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Footnotes
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