Texas Proposition 6, Women Jurors Amendment (1954)
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| Topic Sex and gender issues and State judiciary |
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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, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing women to serve on juries. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing women to serve on juries. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 6 |
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302,850 | 57.40% | ||
| No | 224,730 | 42.60% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the qualifications for service on grand and petit juries shall not be denied or abridged by reason of sex. | ” |
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 16 during the 53rd regular legislative session in 1954.[1]
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Footnotes
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