Texas Proposition 1, Appeals to the Supreme Court Amendment (1940)
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| Topic State judiciary and State legislatures measures |
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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, 1940. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to provide for appeals directly to the supreme court in instances involving the constitutionality of laws. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to provide for appeals directly to the supreme court in instances involving the constitutionality of laws. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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268,645 | 70.14% | ||
| No | 114,343 | 29.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to a certain Article giving the Legislature authority to provide for appeal direct to the Supreme Court in cases involving injunctions granted or denied as the grounds of constitutionality or unconstitutionality of any state or on validity or invalidity of administrative orders. | ” |
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 4 during the 46th regular legislative session in 1940.[1]
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Footnotes
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