Texas Proposition 7, Location of District Courts Amendment (1949)

Texas Proposition 7
Election date November 8, 1949
Topic State judiciary
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 8, 1949. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing that district courts conduct their proceedings at the county seat in which a case was pending.

A "no" vote opposed providing that district courts conduct their proceedings at the county seat in which a case was pending.

Election results

Texas Proposition 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		161,499	54.61%
No		134,252	45.39%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:

“

Proposing an Amendment to Article V, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide that the Judge of the District Court shall conduct its proceedings at the county seat of the county in which the case is pending, except as otherwise provided by law; providing for election proclamation and submission to qualified electors of the State.

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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 22 during the 51st regular legislative session in 1949.

See also

1949 Measures

• 1949 Measures
• State judiciary on the ballot
• 1949 legislative sessions

Texas

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• Texas ballot measure laws

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External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments