Texas Proposition 6, Salaries of Law Enforcement Officers Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Law enforcement and Salaries of government officials |
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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 2, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring compensation for all law enforcement officers to be on a salary basis. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring compensation for all law enforcement officers to be on a salary basis. |
Election results
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557,698 | 79.82% | ||
| No | 140,953 | 20.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, county law enforcement officers including sheriffs who also perform the duties of assessor and collector of taxes, and their deputies, constables, deputy constables, and precinct law enforcement officers shall be compensated on a salary basis in all of the counties in this State beginning January 1, 1949. | ” |
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 36 during the 50th regular legislative session in 1948.[1]
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Footnotes
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