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Texas Proposition 3, Assistance to Families of Killed Public Servants Amendment (1984)

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Texas Proposition 3

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Election date

November 6, 1984

Topic
Public employee retirement funds
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1984. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the amendment to provide assistance to the surviving dependent parents, brothers, and sisters of certain public employees who are killed while on duty.

A "no" vote opposed the amendment to provide assistance to the surviving dependent parents, brothers, and sisters of certain public employees who are killed while on duty.


Election results

Texas Proposition 3

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,559,892 63.53%
No 1,469,551 36.47%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the payment of assistance to the surviving dependent parents, brothers, and sisters of certain public servants killed while on duty.

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 65 during the 68th regular legislative session in 1983.[1]

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