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Texas Proposition 6, Removal of Appointed Officers Amendment (1980)

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Texas Proposition 6

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Election date

November 4, 1980

Topic
State executive official measures
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



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

Texas Proposition 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,248,941 69.84%
No 971,069 30.16%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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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