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Texas Terms of County Courts Amendment (August 1883)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Terms of County Courts Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 14, 1883. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported diminishing the requirement of county courts to holding only four terms per year for civil and criminal matters. |
A "no" vote opposed diminishing the requirement of county courts to hold only four terms per year for civil and criminal matters. |
Election results
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30,640 | 63.65% | ||
| No | 17,498 | 36.35% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Terms of County Courts Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to Article V of the State Constitution, diminishing the number of terms of county courts. | ” |
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 Senate Joint Resolution 33 during the 18th regular legislative session in 1883.[1]
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