Texas Proposition 3, Elected Official Terms and Compensation Amendment (July 1913)

Texas Proposition 3
Election date July 19, 1913
Topic Salaries of government officials and State executive official measures
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on July 19, 1913. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported adding a new section to the constitution that provided for the compensation and terms of office of certain elected officials.

A "no" vote opposed adding a new section to the constitution that provided for the compensation and terms of office of certain elected officials.

Election results

Texas Proposition 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		29,367	21.34%
No		108,254	78.66%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

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 33rd regular legislative session in 1913.

See also

1913 Measures

• 1913 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• State executive official measures on the ballot
• 1913 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments