Texas Proposition 1, Judicial Districts Amendment (July 1913)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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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 July 19, 1913. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing judicial districts to have more than one judge, making changes to the qualifications and terms for judges, and increasing the annual salary for judges from $2,500 to $3,000. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing judicial districts to have more than one judge, making changes to the qualifications and terms for judges, and increasing the annual salary for judges from $2,500 to $3,000. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 25,329 | 18.37% | ||
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112,548 | 81.63% | ||
Text of measure
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 11 during the 33rd regular legislative session in 1913.[1]
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