Texas Proposition 5, Commitment of the Mentally Ill Amendment (August 1935)
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| Topic Criminal trials |
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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 August 24, 1935. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing mentally ill persons not charged with a criminal offense to be temporarily committed without a trial by jury. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing mentally ill persons not charged with a criminal offense to be temporarily committed without a trial by jury. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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294,287 | 59.54% | ||
| No | 199,959 | 40.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to section 15 of Article I of the Constitution of Texas, and providing that the Legislature may authorize the commitment of insane persons, idiots, lunatics and/or epileptics without the necessity of a trial by jury. | ” |
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 39 during the 44th regular legislative session in 1935.[1]
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