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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on |
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members of the legislature. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 7a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7a. (a) A person is not eligible to be elected to the |
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legislature if the person has served as a member of the legislature |
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during all or part of eight previous regular sessions of the |
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legislature. |
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(b) For a person elected to the legislature at an election |
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that occurs during a regular session of the legislature who was not |
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a member of the legislature for any previous part of that regular |
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session, that session is not considered as a previous regular |
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session for purposes of determining a person's eligibility under |
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this section to be elected at that election. |
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(c) Legislative service before the legislature convenes in |
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regular session in 2009 is not counted in determining whether a |
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person is disqualified from election to office under this section. |
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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 permit voting for or against the |
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following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to impose |
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term limits on members of the Texas Legislature." |