By Gallego                                            H.J.R. No. 90
                                 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment creating a vacancy in a
 1-2     judicial office if a judge becomes a candidate for a non-judicial,
 1-3     public elective office.
 1-4           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by
 1-6     adding Section 7b to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 7b.  A person holding a judicial office who announces
 1-8     that person's candidacy or otherwise becomes a candidate in a
 1-9     contested primary, general, or special election for any office of
1-10     profit or trust under the laws of this state or the United States,
1-11     other than another judicial office, vacates the judicial office
1-12     that the person holds on the date of the announcement or candidacy.
1-13     A person may continue to hold judicial office while being a
1-14     candidate for election to or serving as a delegate in a state
1-15     constitutional convention or while being a candidate for election
1-16     to any judicial office.  A vacancy created under this section is
1-17     filled according to the procedure established for the vacated
1-18     office.
1-19           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-20     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999.
1-21     The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
1-22     the proposition: "The constitutional amendment creating a vacancy
1-23     in a judicial office if a judge becomes a candidate for a
1-24     non-judicial, public elective office."