Texas Salaries of Elected Officials, Proposition 4 (1954)

## Contents

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

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The Texas Salaries of Elected Officials Amendment, also known as Proposition 4, was on the November 2, 1954 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed the legislature to fix the salaries of the governor, attorney general, comptroller of public accounts, state treasurer, commissioner of the general land office and the secretary of state. The measure also set a maximum per diem of $25 for the first 120 days of a session for legislators.[1][2]

## Election results[edit]

Texas Proposition 4 (1954)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  308,066|  61.37%
No| 193,895| 38.63%

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 1954 ballot measures
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* List of Texas ballot measures
* History of direct democracy in Texas

## External links[edit]

* Legislative Reference Library of Texas
* Proposition 4

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas, "Constitutional amendment election dates," accessed December 18, 2014
2. ↑ Texas Legislative Council, "Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876," accessed December 18, 2014

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