Texas Proposition 8, State and Local Elections with Unopposed Candidates Amendment (September 2003)
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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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 September 13, 2003. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing a candidate to assume state or local office without an election if they are the only qualifying candidate for the office. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing a candidate to assume state or local office without an election if they are the only qualifying candidate for the office. |
Election results
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781,330 | 56.38% | ||
| No | 604,385 | 43.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a person to take office without an election if the person is the only candidate to qualify in an election for that office. | ” |
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 62 during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.[1]
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Footnotes
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