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Texas Proposition 6, Removal of Appointed Officers Amendment (1980)
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| Topic State executive official measures |
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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 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to authorize the governor to remove appointed office holders with approval of the senate and authorizing the governor to call a special session of the senate for these purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to authorize the governor to remove appointed office holders with approval of the senate and authorizing the governor to call a special session of the senate for these purposes. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 6 |
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2,248,941 | 69.84% | ||
| No | 971,069 | 30.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the governor to remove appointed officers with the advice and consent of the senate; and allowing the governor to call a special session of the senate for this purpose. | ” |
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 8 during the 66th regular legislative session in 1979.[1]
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Footnotes
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