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Texas Proposition 9, Legislative Vacancies Amendment (2001)
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| Topic State legislative elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2001. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing filling a legislative vacancy without an election if a candidate is running unopposed. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing filling a legislative vacancy without an election if a candidate is running unopposed. |
Election results
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557,707 | 67.57% | ||
| No | 267,724 | 32.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the cancellation of an election to fill a vacancy in the legislature when a candidate is running unopposed. | ” |
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 47 during the 77th regular legislative session in 2001.[1]
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