HJR 44, 78th R.S.
Proposition Prop. 7 - The constitutional amendment to permit a six-person jury in a district court misdemeanor trial.
Outcome: Adopted
Election date: 09/13/2003
Votes for: 1,033,199
Votes against: 350,491
Enabling legislation
HB 830 (78 R.S.) Relating to the number of jurors required for certain district court criminal trials.
Articles affected
Article 5 :
Amends
§13
Analyses of proposed amendments:
House Research Organization Amendments Proposed for the September 13, 2003 election.
Texas Legislative Council Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments for the September 13, 2003 election.
Effective dates
Unless otherwise specified, an amendment takes effect as part of the constitution on the date of the official canvass of election returns showing adoption of the amendment.
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