Texas Proposition 2, Apportionment of County Representatives Amendment (1936)
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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 November 3, 1936. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting every county to no more than seven representatives under any apportionment, except for counties with a population of more than 700,000 and granting counties with more than 700,000 people one additional representative per every 100,000 people over 700,000. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting every county to no more than seven representatives under any apportionment, except for counties with a population of more than 700,000 and granting counties with more than 700,000 people one additional representative per every 100,000 people over 700,000. |
Election results
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344,173 | 59.03% | ||
| No | 238,879 | 40.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 26 of Article III of the Constitution of Texas, providing that under no apportionment shall any County be entitled to more than Seven Representatives unless the population of such county shall exceed Seven Hundred Thousand. | ” |
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 9 during the 44th regular legislative session in 1936.[1]
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Footnotes
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