Texas Proposition 14, State Criminal Appeals Rights Amendment (1987)
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| Topic Criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing the state a limited right to appeal in criminal cases. |
A "no" vote opposed providing the state a limited right to appeal in criminal cases. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 14 |
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1,417,545 | 67.94% | ||
| No | 668,786 | 32.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment giving the state a limited right to appeal in criminal cases. | ” |
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 34 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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Footnotes
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