Texas Proposition 1, County Justice and Commissioner Precincts Amendment (1908)
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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 3, 1908. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the maximum number of justice precincts per county from 8 to 12 and provided for the redistricting of county commissioner precincts. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the maximum number of justice precincts per county from 8 to 12 and provided for the redistricting of county commissioner precincts. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 69,389 | 48.22% | ||
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74,497 | 51.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 18, Article 5, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, so as to provide for subsequent redistrict of a county into commissioners precincts, defining the manner thereof, for submitting the same to the electors of the State and making an appropriation therefor. | ” |
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 5 during the 30th regular legislative session in 1908.[1]
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Footnotes
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