Texas Proposition 3, Term Limits of Civil Service Offices Amendment (1940)
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| Topic Civil service |
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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 5, 1940. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibitting the two-year term limit set forth in Article 16, section 30 of the Constitution from applying to appointive civil service offices. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the two-year term limit set forth in Article 16, section 30 of the Constitution from applying to appointive civil service offices. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 3 |
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222,559 | 60.07% | ||
| No | 147,919 | 39.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the duration of all offices not fixed by the Constitution to two (2) years, shall not apply to appointive offices of any municipalities that are placed under the terms and provisions of Civil Service but the duration of such offices shall be governed by the provisions of the Civil Service Law. | ” |
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 8 during the 46th regular legislative session in 1940.[1]
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Footnotes
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