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Texas Proposition 2, Country Retirement Funds Amendment (1958)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public employee retirement funds |
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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 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to authorize counties to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to county employees and officials. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to authorize counties to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to county employees and officials. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 247,506 | 40.15% | ||
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368,957 | 59.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas authorizing each county to provide retirement, disability and death benefits for appointive officers and employees of the county or precinct, or for appointive and elective officers and for employees of the county or precinct. | ” |
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 55th regular legislative session in 1957.[1]
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Footnotes
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