SJR 31, 61st R.S.
Proposition Prop. 3 - The constitutional amendment providing that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive a salary fixed by the Legislature, not to exceed one-haled the salary of the Governor; providing that the Legislature shall fix the salary of the other members, not to exceed that received by a district judge from state funds; and removing the 120-day limitation on per diem for regular sessions.
Outcome: Defeated
Election date: 08/05/1969
Votes for: 295,813
Votes against: 403,832
Articles affected
Article 3 :
Amends
§24
Note(s)
Vote in favor is listed as 205,813 in the Texas Secretary of State Tabulation of Votes of Special Election May 14, 1968; General Election November 5, 1968, Constitutional Amendments August 5, 1969.
Analyses of proposed amendments:
Texas Legislative Council Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments for the August 5, 1969 election.
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