Texas Proposition 1, Holding Office While in the National Guard Amendment (1926)

Texas Proposition 1
Election date November 2, 1926
Topic Administration of government
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 2, 1926. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, National Guard Reserve, Officers Reserved Corps and Organized Reserves to hold other state or federal offices.

A "no" vote opposed permitting officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, National Guard Reserve, Officers Reserved Corps, and Organized Reserves to hold other state or federal offices.

Election results

Texas Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		78,490	57.27%
No		58,574	42.73%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment permitting officers and enlisted men of the National Guard, the National Guard Reserve, and the Officers Reserve Corp of the United States to hold public office in 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 Senate Joint Resolution 7 during the 39th regular legislative session in 1926.

See also

1926 Measures

• 1926 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• 1926 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments