Texas Proposition 1, Workman's Compensation for County Employees Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Workers' compensation laws |
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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 2, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported granting the legislature the power to pass laws to provide county employees with workman's compensation insurance coverage. |
A "no" vote opposed granting the legislature the power to pass laws to provide county employees with workman's compensation insurance coverage. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 1 |
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574,987 | 78.65% | ||
| No | 156,122 | 21.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize counties of this State to provide insurance for County employees. | ” |
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 30 during the 50th regular legislative session in 1948.[1]
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Footnotes
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