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Texas Proposition 5, Board of Prison Commissioners Amendment (July 1921)
| Texas Proposition 5 | |
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| Topic Administrative organization and Corrections governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on July 23, 1921. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported abolishing the Board of Prison Commissioners and provided for prison supervision and maintenance by statutory law. |
A "no" vote opposed abolishing the Board of Prison Commissioners and provided for prison supervision and maintenance by statutory law. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 39,659 | 35.56% | ||
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71,880 | 64.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to abolishing the Board of Prison Commissioners | ” |
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 37th regular legislative session in 1921.[1]
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