Texas Proposition 3, Judge Vacancies Amendment (1958)
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| Topic County and municipal governance 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 4, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that county judge and justices of the peace vacancies should only be filled by the county commissioners until the next general elections. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that county judge and justices of the peace vacancies should only be filled by the county commissioners until the next general elections. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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453,340 | 71.42% | ||
| No | 181,437 | 28.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas to require that vacancies in the office of County Judge and Justices of the Peace be filled by the Commissioners Court only until the next General Election. | ” |
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 30 during the 55th regular legislative session in 1958.[1]
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Footnotes
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