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Texas Proposition 16, Number of County Precincts Amendment (1999)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State judiciary |
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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 2, 1999. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring certain counties to be divided into a specific number of justice precincts. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring certain counties to be divided into a specific number of justice precincts. |
Election results
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579,777 | 64.07% | ||
| No | 325,183 | 35.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the number of precincts that certain counties must create for justices of the peace and constables. | ” |
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 71 during the 76th regular legislative session in 1999.[1]
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Footnotes
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