Texas Proposition 2, Legislative Provision of Municipal Pensions Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and State legislatures 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 November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to provide a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for city officers and employees, with voluntary municipal participation. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to provide a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for city officers and employees, with voluntary municipal participation. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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242,579 | 59.37% | ||
| No | 166,007 | 40.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 51 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing that cities and towns in this State shall have power and authority to provide a system of retirement and disability pensions for its employees, provided, however, that no pension system shall be set up in any city until it has been approved at an election by the qualified voters entitled to vote on the question of issuance of tax supported bonds. | ” |
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 8 during the 48th regular legislative session in 1944.[1]
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Footnotes
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