Texas Proposition 1, Retirement Systems Amendment (April 1975)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds |
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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 April 22, 1975. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to revise and consolidate provisions relating to state and local retirement systems and setting the maximum state contribution to state systems. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to revise and consolidate provisions relating to state and local retirement systems and setting the maximum state contribution to state systems. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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399,163 | 73.65% | ||
| No | 142,790 | 26.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amending Constitution relating to State and local retirement systems. | ” |
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 3 during the 64th regular legislative session in 1975.[1]
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Footnotes
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