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Texas Proposition 8, Retirement of Judges and State Judicial Qualifications Commission Amendment (1965)
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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 2, 1965. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to impose a mandatory retirement age on district and appellate judges and create the State Judicial Qualifications Commission. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to impose a mandatory retirement age on district and appellate judges and create the State Judicial Qualifications Commission. |
Election results
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352,879 | 72.59% | ||
| No | 133,238 | 27.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to Section 1-a of Article V of the Constitution of the State of Texas, by adding to said Section as presently written, the following provisions: requiring automatic retirement of certain District and Appellate Judges at age seventy-five (75) or such earlier age, not under seventy (70), as may be provided by law; creating a State Judicial Qualifications Commission and providing for its composition and the qualifications, methods of selection and terms of office of its members. | ” |
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 57 during the 59th regular legislative session in 1965.[1]
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Footnotes
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