By Garcia H.J.R. No. 57
77R3027 ATP-D
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the number of
1-2 county commissioners in Dallas County.
1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 18(b), Article V, Texas Constitution, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 (b) Each county shall, in the manner provided for justice of
1-7 the peace and constable precincts, be divided into four
1-8 commissioners precincts, except that Dallas County shall be divided
1-9 into eight commissioners precincts. In [in] each precinct [of
1-10 which] there shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof one
1-11 County Commissioner, who shall hold his office for four years and
1-12 until his successor shall be elected and qualified. The County
1-13 Commissioners so chosen, with the County Judge as presiding
1-14 officer, shall compose the County Commissioners Court, which shall
1-15 exercise such powers and jurisdiction over all county business, as
1-16 is conferred by this Constitution and the laws of the State, or as
1-17 may be hereafter prescribed.
1-18 SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the
1-19 Texas Constitution:
1-20 TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies
1-21 to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 77th Legislature,
1-22 Regular Session, 2001, to increase the number of county
1-23 commissioners in Dallas County from four to eight.
1-24 (b) Under that constitutional amendment, the Commissioners
2-1 Court of Dallas County shall divide the county into eight
2-2 commissioners precincts so that:
2-3 (1) the boundaries of the initial eight precincts can
2-4 take effect on January 1, 2003; and
2-5 (2) the four additional offices of the county
2-6 commissioner that initially result from the division of the county
2-7 into eight commissioners precincts can be filled at the general
2-8 election for the state and county officers held in November 2002.
2-9 (c) Of the persons elected to the four additional offices at
2-10 the election in November 2002, two serve initial terms expiring
2-11 January 1, 2005, and two serve initial terms expiring January 1,
2-12 2007.
2-13 SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
2-14 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001.
2-15 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
2-16 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to increase the number
2-17 of county commissioners in Dallas County from four to eight."