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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a moratorium on |
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the execution of persons convicted of capital offenses. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The Governor may issue an order prohibiting the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice from performing executions on and |
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after the effective date of the order and until the order is |
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revoked, either by the Governor issuing the order or by a successor |
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to the Governor issuing the order. |
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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 3, 2009. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing a |
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moratorium on the execution of persons convicted of capital |
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offenses." |