Texas Qualifications of Constables, Proposition 14 (1997)

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The Texas Qualifications of Constables Amendment, also known as Proposition 14, was on the November 4, 1997 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed the legislature to prescribe qualifications of constables.^[1][2]

Election results[edit]

Texas Proposition 14 (1997)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		869,156	78.05%
No		244,472	21.95%

Election results via: Legislative Reference Library of Texas

Text of measure[edit]

The text of the measure can be read here.

Constitutional changes[edit]

Proposition 14 amended Section 18 of Article 5 of the Texas Constitution.

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing direct democracy in Texas

As laid out in Article 17 of the Texas Constitution, in order for a proposed constitutional amendment to be placed on the ballot, the Texas State Legislature must propose the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The joint resolution can originate in either the House or the Senate. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislature. That amounts to a minimum of 100 votes in the House of Representatives and 21 votes in the Senate.

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• Texas 1997 ballot measures
• 1997 ballot measures
• List of Texas ballot measures
• History of direct democracy in Texas

External links[edit]

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas
• Proposition 14

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