By Shields H.J.R. No. 86 74R682 DRH-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a 1-2 person may serve in an elective county or precinct office. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Article V of the Texas Constitution is amended by 1-5 adding Section 32 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 32. (a) This section applies only to the offices of a 1-7 county judge established under Section 15 of this article, a county 1-8 commissioner, a county clerk, a district clerk, a district and 1-9 county clerk, a county attorney, a sheriff, a county treasurer, a 1-10 county surveyor, a county tax assessor-collector, a justice of the 1-11 peace, a constable, or an elective county office created by 1-12 statute. 1-13 (b) A person is not eligible to serve a full or partial term 1-14 in an office listed in Subsection (a) of this article if on 1-15 December 31 of the last full calendar year of the term the person 1-16 will have held that office during any part of each of 12 or more 1-17 calendar years. 1-18 (c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from 1-19 continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the 1-20 end of a term as a holdover under Article XVI, Section 17, of this 1-21 constitution or other law until a successor is qualified. 1-22 (d) For purposes of this section, a calendar year begins 1-23 January 1 and ends December 31. 1-24 (e) Service in a county or precinct office for which there 2-1 is more than one place or other distinguishing number is counted 2-2 for purposes of determining whether a person is disqualified from 2-3 serving under this section in any other place or numbered position 2-4 for that office in that county or that precinct. 2-5 (f) Service in office during a term that begins before 2-6 January 1, 1999, does not count for purposes of determining whether 2-7 a person is disqualified from office under this section. 2-8 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-9 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995. 2-10 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against 2-11 the following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit 2-12 the time that a person may serve in an elective county or precinct 2-13 office."