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Texas Proposition 16, Justice of the Peace Courts Amendment (1987)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing certain justice of the peace precincts to contain more than one justice of the peace court. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing certain justice of the peace precincts to contain more than one justice of the peace court. |
Election results
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1,366,576 | 66.33% | ||
| No | 693,717 | 33.67% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that certain justice precincts may contain more than one justice of the peace court. | ” |
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 6 during the second session of the 70th legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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