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Texas Proposition 1, Legislative Apportionment Amendment (September 1965)
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| Topic Redistricting policy 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 September 7, 1965. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to increase the size of the Texas State Senate to 39 members, to set the size of the Texas House of Representatives at 150 members, require senate apportionment to be population based, and to delete the requirement that no one county have more than one senator. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to increase the size of the Texas State Senate to 39 members, to set the size of the Texas House of Representatives at 150 members, require senate apportionment to be population based, and to delete the requirement that no one county have more than one senator. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 85,951 | 38.64% | ||
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136,461 | 61.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas to provide for an increase in the membership of the State Senate from 31 to 39 members; to fix the membership in the House of Representatives at 150 members; to require apportionment of the Senate according to population; and to delete the limitation that no single county is entitled to more than one Senator. | ” |
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 44 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]
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