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Texas Proposition 22, Governor Authority at End of Term Amendment (1987)

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Texas Proposition 22

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Election date

November 3, 1987

Topic
State executive official measures
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported limiting the authority of an outgoing governor to fill vacancies in state and district offices.

A "no" vote opposed limiting the authority of an outgoing governor to fill vacancies in state and district offices.


Election results

Texas Proposition 22

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,287,090 61.48%
No 806,419 38.52%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 22 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to limit the authority of a governor to fill vacancies in state and district offices if the governor is not reelected.

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 53 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]

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