Texas Proposition 1, Municipal Judges Holding Multiple Offices Amendment (1997)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 4, 1997. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing municipal court judges to concurrently hold multiple civil offices. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing municipal court judges to concurrently hold multiple civil offices. |
Election results
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| Yes | 423,793 | 36.70% | ||
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731,044 | 63.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow a person who holds the office of municipal court judge to hold more than one civil office of emolument at the same time. | ” |
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 36 during the 75th regular legislative session in 1997.[1]
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