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Texas Proposition 2, Pretrial Rulings Amendment (1980)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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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, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the appeal of certain pretrial rulings in criminal cases by both parties involved. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the appeal of certain pretrial rulings in criminal cases by both parties involved. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,544,020 | 47.77% | ||
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1,687,900 | 52.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to grant the state the right of appeal in criminal cases from certain rulings of the trial court. | ” |
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 97 during the 66th regular legislative session in 1979.[1]
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