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Texas Proposition 6, Creation of Ethics Commission Amendment (1991)
| Texas Proposition 6 | |
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| Topic Ethics rules and commissions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1991. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Texas Ethics Commission with the authority to determine per diem rates and recommend salaries for legislators and the lieutenant governor. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Texas Ethics Commission with the authority to determine per diem rates and recommend salaries for legislators and the lieutenant governor. |
Election results
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Texas Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,040,731 | 53.48% | ||
| No | 905,206 | 46.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish the Texas Ethics Commission and to authorize the commission to recommend the salary of members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor, subject to voter approval, and to set the per diem for those officials, subject to a limit. | ” |
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 8 during the 72nd regular legislative session in 1991.[1]
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