H.J.R. No. 62 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature 
to permit a person to take office without an election if the person 
is the only candidate to qualify in an election for that office.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by 
adding Section 13 to read as follows:
	Sec. 13.  For an office for which this constitution requires 
an election, the legislature may provide by general law for a person 
to take the office without an election if the person is the only 
candidate to qualify in an election to be held for that office.
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held September 13, 
2003.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 
the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the 
legislature to permit a person to take office without an election if 
the person is the only candidate to qualify in an election for that 
office."
	SECTION 3.  Section 2, H.J.R. No. 61, Acts of the 78th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held September 13, 2003
[November 4, 2003].  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting 
for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment 
authorizing municipalities to donate surplus fire-fighting 
equipment or supplies for the benefit of rural volunteer fire 
departments."




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.J.R. No. 62 was passed by the House on May 1, 
2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not 
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.J.R. 
No. 62 on May 24, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 120, Nays 5, 1 
present, not voting.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   


	
I certify that H.J.R. No. 62 was passed by the Senate, with 
amendments, on May 23, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 
0.

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                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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