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Texas Proposition 8, Abolish McLennan County Surveyor Amendment (1993)

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Texas Proposition 8

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Election date

November 2, 1993

Topic
County and municipal governance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Texas Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 2, 1993. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported abolishing the office of county surveyor in McLennan County.

A "no" vote opposed abolishing the office of county surveyor in McLennan County.


Election results

Texas Proposition 8

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

783,693 76.78%
No 237,034 23.22%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county surveyor in McLennan County.

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 73rd regular legislative session in 1993.[1]

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