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Texas Proposition 10, Emergency Service District Board Term Limits Amendment (2009)
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| Topic Local official term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 2009. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported setting term limits up to four years for elected members of emergency services district boards. |
A "no" vote opposed setting term limits up to four years for elected members of emergency services district boards. |
Election results
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759,059 | 73.08% | ||
| No | 279,566 | 26.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to provide for members of a governing board of an emergency services district to serve terms not to exceed four years. | ” |
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 85 during the 81st regular legislative session in 2009.[1]
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