By Averitt H.J.R. No. 23 A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the number of times 1-2 an official in the executive or legislative department of the state 1-3 may be elected. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article XVI of the Texas Constitution is amended 1-6 by adding Section 30c to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 30c. (a) No person may be elected more than two times 1-8 to the same office in the Executive Department of the State if the 1-9 office is filled by statewide election. 1-10 (b) No person may be elected more than two times to 1-11 four-year terms in the Texas Senate, and no person may be elected 1-12 to serve longer than 10 years in the Texas Senate. 1-13 (c) No person may be elected more than four times to the 1-14 Texas House of Representatives. 1-15 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-16 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995. 1-17 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against 1-18 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the number 1-19 of times persons in the executive and legislative departments of 1-20 the state may be elected."