Texas Proposition 1, Employee Retirement System Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Administration of government and Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the amendment to establish a retirement, disability, and death compensation fund for officers and employees of the state and to create the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
A "no" vote opposed the amendment to establish a retirement, disability, and death compensation fund for officers and employees of the state and to create the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
Election results
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1,199,843 | 60.39% | ||
| No | 787,072 | 39.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas to establish a retirement, disability and death compensation fund for officers and employees of the state; creating as an agency of the State of Texas the Employees Retirement System of Texas. | ” |
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 39 during the 60th regular legislative session in 1967.[1]
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Footnotes
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