2003S0027-2 01/13/03


By:  Whitmire                                                     S.R. No. 7  



SENATE RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Under the provisions of Article III, Section 3, 
of the Constitution of the State of Texas, the Senators elected 
after each new apportionment shall be divided into two classes, 
the seats of the Senators of the first class to be vacated at the 
expiration of the first two years, and the seats of those of the 
second class to be vacated at the expiration of four years; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 78th 
Legislature, That the Senate shall draw lots as provided by this 
resolution; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the drawing of lots shall be conducted as 
follows:            
	(1)  That the Lieutenant Governor appoint a committee of 
five Senators to supervise, direct, and verify all matters 
relating to the preparation of the slips and envelopes and the 
drawing of the envelopes as provided by this resolution;
	(2)  That the Secretary of the Senate prepare 31 slips of 
paper of uniform size and appearance; that the Secretary of the 
Senate type on each of the slips of paper a number between "1" and 
"31," both inclusive, the number "1" to be typed on the first slip 
of paper, and the number "2" to be typed on the second slip of 
paper, and so on until a different number has been typed on each 
of the slips of paper; and that the committee verify the proper 
preparation of the 31 slips of paper;
	(3)  That the Secretary of the Senate, under the 
supervision of the committee in the presence of the Senate at an 
open session of the Senate to be held at a time and on a day to be 
determined by the President, place each of the slips of paper in a 
separate capsule, each of the capsules to be of uniform size and 
appearance; that the Secretary of the Senate then place each of 
the capsules in a separate envelope and seal the envelope, each 
of the envelopes to be of uniform size and appearance; and that 
the 31 envelopes, each containing one of the capsules and slips 
of paper, then be placed in some suitable receptacle;
	(4)  That at a time and on a day to be determined by the 
President in open session of the Senate the drawing of the 
envelopes be conducted under the supervision of the committee in 
the following manner:
		(A)  The receptacle containing the sealed envelopes 
shall be placed on a suitable table or desk at the front of the 
Senate Chamber; and
		(B)  The Secretary of the Senate shall call the names 
of the Senators in alphabetical order, and as the name of each 
Senator is called, that Senator shall withdraw from the 
receptacle one envelope, which shall then be immediately opened 
and the number appearing on the slip of paper in the envelope 
shall be written after that Senator's name on a suitable register 
to be prepared by the Secretary of the Senate;
	(5)  That the 15 Senators drawing slips with any of the 
even numbers "2" - "4" - "6" - "8" - "10" - "12" - "14" - "16" - 
"18" - "20" - "22" - "24" - "26" - "28" - "30" shall be of the 
first class and their term of office shall terminate at the 
expiration of two years, or one-half of the four-year 
constitutional term, and that the 16 Senators drawing slips with 
any of the odd numbers "1" - "3" - "5" - "7" - "9" - "11" - "13" - 
"15" - "17" - "19" - "21" - "23" - "25" - "27" - "29" - "31" shall 
be of the second class, and their term of office shall terminate 
at the expiration of four years; and
	(6)  That any Senator who is unable to attend the drawing 
shall appoint and designate in writing some other Senator to draw 
an envelope in the place of the absent Senator; in the event any 
Member of the Senate is absent and has failed to appoint and 
designate some Member of the Senate to act for the absent Senator 
in the drawing, the Secretary of the Senate shall draw an 
envelope for the absent Senator.