Texas Proposition 2, Judiciary Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes 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 November 4, 1975. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the constitutional amendment to revise the judiciary provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed the constitutional amendment to revise the judiciary provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 326,869 | 28.12% | ||
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835,639 | 71.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | The constitutional amendment revising the judiciary provisions of the Texas Constitution. | ” |
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 11 during the 64th regular legislative session in 1975.[1]
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Footnotes
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