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Texas Proposition 4, Salaries of Elected Officials Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State executive official measures |
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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 November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to fix the salaries of the governor, attorney general, comptroller of public accounts, state treasurer, commissioner of the general land office, and secretary of state, as well as, setting a maximum per diem of $25 for the first 120 days of a session for legislators. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to fix the salaries of the governor, attorney general, comptroller of public accounts, state treasurer, commissioner of the general land office, and secretary of state, as well as, setting a maximum per diem of $25 for the first 120 days of a session for legislators. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 4 |
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308,066 | 61.37% | ||
| No | 193,895 | 38.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment permitting the Legislature to fix the salary of the Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of the General Land Office and Secretary of State; and fixing the per diem of the members of the Legislature. | ” |
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 5 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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Footnotes
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