Texas Proposition 7, Elected Officials Oath Amendment (1989)

Texas Proposition 7
Election date November 7, 1989
Topic Ethics rules and commissions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 7, 1989. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported replacing elected officials' bribery-related oral oath with a signed statement confirming no involvement in bribery to obtain office.

A "no" vote opposed replacing elected officials' bribery-related oral oath with a signed statement confirming no involvement in bribery to obtain office.

Election results

Texas Proposition 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		796,323	69.25%
No		353,661	30.75%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:

“

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the oath of office prescribed for members of the legislature, the secretary of state, and other elected and appointed officers.

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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 40 during the 71st regular legislative session in 1989.

See also

1989 Measures

• 1989 Measures
• Ethics rules and commissions on the ballot
• 1989 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments