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Texas Proposition 16, Legislative Terms of Office Amendment (1966)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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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 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to set the date on which newly elected legislators take office. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to set the date on which newly elected legislators take office. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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787,823 | 77.23% | ||
| No | 232,212 | 22.77% | ||
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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 an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to establish the date on which newly elected members of the Legislature shall qualify and take office. | ” |
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 1 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]
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Footnotes
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