Texas Proposition 4, Compensation of Officials Amendment (August 1927)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 1, 1927. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported repealing all existing provisions relating to the compensation of state officials but retaining existing salaries until otherwise provided by law and limiting legislators to a maximum annual salary of $1,500 and providing an annual salary of $10,000 for the governor. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing all existing provisions relating to the compensation of state officials but retaining existing salaries until otherwise provided by law and limiting legislators to a maximum annual salary of $1,500 and providing an annual salary of $10,000 for the governor. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 21,632 | 11.21% | ||
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171,372 | 88.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment removing from the Constitution all limitations as to the amount of compensation of officers, the compensation and expenses of said officers to be as provided by law, and fixing the compensation of the Governor. | ” |
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 33 during the 40th regular legislative session in 1927.[1]
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Footnotes
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