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Texas Proposition 5, Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction Amendment (1978)
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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 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to include concurrent jurisdiction with county courts in civil cases where dollar values involved are between $200 and $500 and to permit the legislature to raise this jurisdiction further to $1000. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to include concurrent jurisdiction with county courts in civil cases where dollar values involved are between $200 and $500 and to permit the legislature to raise this jurisdiction further to $1000. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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945,779 | 55.71% | ||
| No | 751,817 | 44.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing amendments to Article V, Sections 16 and 19, of the Texas Constitution, to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases. | ” |
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 37 during the 65ht regular legislative session in 1977.[1]
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Footnotes
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