Texas Proposition 6, Pensions for County and Political Subdivision Employees Amendment (1962)
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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 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment authorizing a retirement, disability, and death compensation program for employees of counties and other political subdivisions. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment authorizing a retirement, disability, and death compensation program for employees of counties and other political subdivisions. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 471,284 | 43.96% | ||
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600,901 | 56.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas to authorize for elected and appointive officers and employees, who serve in such capacity for twelve (12) or more years in any county or other political subdivision, a Retirement, Disability and Death Compensation Program. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 36 during the 57th regular legislative session in 1961.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
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