Texas Proposition 3, Jefferson County Pensions (1963)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public employee retirement funds |
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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 9, 1963. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment authorizing all political subdivisions of Jefferson County to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to employees. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment authorizing all political subdivisions of Jefferson County to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to employees. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 218,712 | 46.62% | ||
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250,415 | 53.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing all political subdivisions of Jefferson County, Texas, to provide retirement, disability and death benefits for all appointive officers and employees of all political subdivisions within Jefferson County. | ” |
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 26 during the 58th regular legislative session in 1963.[1]
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