Texas Proposition 4, Constitution Revision Commission and Constitutional Convention Amendment (1972)
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| Topic State constitutional conventions |
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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 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the creation of a constitutional revision commission to recommend constitutional changes and to have members of the 63rd legislature sit as members of a constitutional convention with the ability to submit revisions or a new constitution to the voters for approval. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the creation of a constitutional revision commission to recommend constitutional changes and to have members of the 63rd legislature sit as members of a constitutional convention with the ability to submit revisions or a new constitution to the voters for approval. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 4 |
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1,549,982 | 61.14% | ||
| No | 985,282 | 38.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to provide that the 63rd Legislature elected in November 1972, act as a constitutional convention to propose a revised Constitution to the voter of Texas. | ” |
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 61 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
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