Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Texas Proposition 7, Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment (1984)
| Texas Proposition 7 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic State judiciary |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to add to the reasons that a judicial official may be disciplined, expand the number of judicial officials under the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct, and alter the composition of the commission. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to add to the reasons that a judicial official may be disciplined, expand the number of judicial officials under the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct, and alter the composition of the commission. |
Election results
|
Texas Proposition 7 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
2,858,130 | 76.98% | ||
| No | 854,655 | 23.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority and procedure to discipline active judges, certain retired and former judges, and certain masters and magistrates of the courts. | ” |
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 4 during the 68th regular legislative session in 1983.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Texas Austin (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
