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Texas Proposition 2, Compensation of Executive Officials Amendment (July 1921)
| Texas Proposition 2 | |
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State executive official measures |
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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 July 23, 1921. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the annual salary of the governor to $8,000, the annual salary of the secretary of state to $5,000, the annual salary of the attorney general to $7,500 and the annual salary of other executive officials to $5,000. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the annual salary of the governor to $8,000, the annual salary of the secretary of state to $5,000, the annual salary of the attorney general to $7,500, and the annual salary of other executive officials to $5,000. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 25,778 | 27.42% | ||
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68,223 | 72.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution providing for increase in salary of executive officers of the State. | ” |
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 4 during the 37th regular legislative session in 1921.[1]
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