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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to require the election of |
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the speaker of the house of representatives by a public vote |
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conducted by a roll call vote or electronic voting machine. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The House of Representatives shall, when it first |
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assembles, organize temporarily, and thereupon proceed to the |
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election of a Speaker from its own members. Notwithstanding |
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Section 41 of this article, the election must be by a public vote |
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conducted by a roll call with each member stating the member's |
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choice for Speaker or by an electronic voting machine that records |
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each member's choice for Speaker. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to require the house of |
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representatives to elect the speaker of the house by a public vote |
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conducted by a roll call vote or an electronic voting machine." |