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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to allow certain elected |
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county or district officeholders to become a candidate for another |
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office in a primary election held in the final year of the |
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officeholder's term without causing the automatic resignation of |
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the officeholder. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 65, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to an |
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officer who announces the officer's candidacy or becomes a |
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candidate for the nomination of a political party that elects its |
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nominees at a primary election if: |
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(1) the primary election is held in the final year of |
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the term of the office; and |
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(2) the officer announces the candidacy or becomes a |
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candidate during the period for filing an application for a place on |
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the primary election ballot. |
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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 allowing certain |
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elected county or district officeholders to become a candidate for |
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another office in a primary election held in the final year of the |
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officeholder's term without causing the automatic resignation of |
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the officeholder." |