Texas Proposition 2, Additional Supreme Court Justices Amendment (September 1881)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on September 6, 1881. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the Texas Supreme Court from three to seven justices and increasing the justices' salaries. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the Texas Supreme Court from three to seven justices and increasing the justices' salaries. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 20,149 | 35.48% | ||
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36,647 | 64.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Joint Resolution proposing an Amendment to Sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 17, Article V, of the Constitution of the State of Texas. | ” |
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 37 during the 17th regular legislative session in 1881.[1]
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