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Texas Proposition 2, Compensation of District and County Officers Amendment (August 1935)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Salaries of government officials |
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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 August 24, 1935. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported abolishing the fee system for compensating district and county officers in counties with a population of 20,000 or more and allowing county commissioners to determine whether officers in counties with a population of less than 20,000 should be paid on a fee or salary basis. |
A "no" vote opposed abolishing the fee system for compensating district and county officers in counties with a population of 20,000 or more and allowing county commissioners to determine whether officers in counties with a population of less than 20,000 should be paid on a fee or salary basis. |
Election results
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274,537 | 59.27% | ||
| No | 188,642 | 40.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas by adding to Article XVI another section, Section 61, providing for abolishing the fee method of compensating all district officers of this State and county officers in counties of this State having a population of twenty thousand (20,000) or more, and providing that all such district and county officers be paid on a salary basis, and providing that all precinct officers may be compensated on a fee basis, or on a salary basis and authorizing the Commissioners Court to determine whether certain county and precinct officers shall be paid on a fee basis or a salary basis. | ” |
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 44th regular legislative session in 1935.[1]
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