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Texas Redistricting Commission Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Redistricting Commission Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have established a bipartisan Texas Redistricting Commission. The commission would have been responsible for redistricting the Texas Legislature and Texas U.S. congressional districts.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Donna Howard (D-48) as House Joint Resolution 49.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 3, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 28a to Article 3 of the Texas Constitution.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Donna Howard (D-48) as House Joint Resolution 49 on December 2, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 49," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 49 History," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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