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Texas Proposition 8, Denial of Bail Amendment (1956)
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| Topic Law enforcement and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing courts, magistrates, and judges to deny bail to a person who has been convicted of two previous felonies. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing courts, magistrates, and judges to deny bail to a person who has been convicted of two previous felonies. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,014,249 | 79.20% | ||
| No | 266,408 | 20.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to Section II of Article I of the Constitution of the State, to be designated as Section IIa,relating to denial of bail to a person charged with a felony less than capital who has been theretofore twice convicted of a felony. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 9 during the 54th regular legislative session in 1956.[1]
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Footnotes
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