Texas Proposition 3, Compensation for Justices of the Peace Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to require that the commissioners court in each county provide justices of the peace with an annual salary. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to require that the commissioners court in each county provide justices of the peace with an annual salary. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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1,797,919 | 69.19% | ||
| No | 800,565 | 30.81% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to require the commissioners court in all counties in the state to compensate all justices of peace on a salary basis beginning January 01 1972. | ” |
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 41 during the 62nd regular legislative session in 1971.[1]
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Footnotes
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