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Texas Proposition 15, Removal of County Treasurer Positions Amendment (1987)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the office of county treasurer in Gregg, Fayette, and Nueces counties. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the office of county treasurer in Gregg, Fayette, and Nueces counties. |
Election results
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1,324,009 | 69.45% | ||
| No | 582,472 | 30.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer in certain counties. | ” |
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 35 during the 70th regular legislative session called in 1987.[1]
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