Texas Proposition 9, Trials for Lunacy Cases Amendment (1949)

Texas Proposition 9
Election date November 8, 1949
Topic Civil and criminal trials
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Texas Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 8, 1949. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to provide for trials without a jury in lunacy cases.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to provide for trials without a jury in lunacy cases.

Election results

Texas Proposition 9
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		142,744	47.36%
No		158,672	52.64%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:

“

Proposing an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the State of Texas by providing that the right to jury trial in lunacy cases shall be the same as in ordinary civil cases, and further providing for waiver of a jury trial; further providing for the submission of this Amendment to the voters of this State; prescribing the form of ballot; providing for the proclamation and publication thereof.

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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 32 during the 51st regular legislative session in 1949.

See also

1949 Measures

• 1949 Measures
• Civil and criminal trials on the ballot
• 1949 legislative sessions

Texas

• Texas ballot measures
• Texas ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, Constitutional Amendments