Texas Proposition 5, Creation of Counties Amendment (1934)
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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 November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to create new counties and change the boundaries of existing counties upon a two-thirds vote. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to create new counties and change the boundaries of existing counties upon a two-thirds vote. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 82,870 | 25.00% | ||
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248,668 | 75.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, providing that the Legislature may by two-third vote create new counties and change the boundaries of existing counties. | ” |
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 21 during the 43rd regular legislative session in 1934.[1]
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Footnotes
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