Texas Proposition 5, Legislative Salaries Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment limiting the salary of state legislators to $8,400 per year. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment limiting the salary of state legislators to $8,400 per year. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 980,793 | 48.98% | ||
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1,021,672 | 51.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to provide that members of the Legislature shall receive as salary an amount not exceeding $8,400 per year and to extend to 140 days of the Regular Session the per diem allowance of members of the Legislature. | ” |
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 61 during the 60th regular legislative session in 1967.[1]
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Footnotes
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