Texas Supreme Court Members, Proposition 1 (July 1929)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

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The Texas Supreme Court Members Amendment, also known as Proposition 1, was on the July 16, 1929 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have increased the membership of the supreme court from three to nine members and required a continuous session of the supreme court.[1][2]

## Election results[edit]

Texas Proposition 1 (July 1929)

Result| Votes| Percentage
d No| 77,066| 60.80%
Yes|  49,681|  39.20%

Election results via: Legislative Reference Library of Texas

## Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

## See also[edit]

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* Texas 1929 ballot measures
* 1929 ballot measures
* List of Texas ballot measures
* History of direct democracy in Texas

## External links[edit]

* Legislative Reference Library of Texas
* Proposition 1

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas, "Constitutional amendment election dates," accessed December 11, 2014
2. ↑ Texas Legislative Council, "Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876," accessed December 11, 2014

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