Texas Salaries of Elected Officials, Proposition 4 (1954)

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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]

Suggest a link

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

External links[edit]

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas
• Proposition 4

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