Texas Proposition 6, Pensions for County Employees Amendment (1949)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1949. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointive county officials and employees. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointive county officials and employees. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 95,280 | 31.69% | ||
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205,424 | 68.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Texas authorizing the Legislature to provide for a State-wide system of retirement and disability Pensions for appointive officers and employees of the several counties of this State | ” |
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 38 during the 51st TYPE legislative session in 1949.[1]
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Footnotes
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