Texas Proposition 6, State Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment (2005)
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| Topic State judiciary oversight |
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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, 2005. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported expanding the State Commission on Judicial Conduct from 11 to 13 members by increasing public members from four to five and adding a constitutional county court judge. |
A "no" vote opposed expanding the State Commission on Judicial Conduct from 11 to 13 members by increasing public members from four to five and adding a constitutional county court judge. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 6 |
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1,246,127 | 62.60% | ||
| No | 744,585 | 37.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. | ” |
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 87 during the 79th regular legislative session in 2005.[1]
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Footnotes
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