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Texas Proposition 14, Justice Term and Retirement Age Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Age limits for officials and State judiciary |
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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 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing justices or judges to serve their full term despite reaching the mandatory retirement age. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing justices or judges to serve their full term despite reaching the mandatory retirement age. |
Election results
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814,148 | 75.01% | ||
| No | 271,245 | 24.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit a state justice or judge who reaches the mandatory age of retirement while in office to complete the justice's or judge's current term. | ” |
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 36 during the 80th regular legislative session in 2007.[1]
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Footnotes
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