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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the attorney general |
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to prosecute certain offenses arising under the campaign finance |
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laws of this state. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 22a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22a. To the extent provided by general law, the |
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attorney general may represent the state in the district and |
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inferior courts in the prosecution of criminal and civil offenses |
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that: |
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(1) arise under the campaign finance laws of this |
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state; and |
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(2) are alleged to have been committed in connection |
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with: |
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(A) an election for or the holding of state |
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office; or |
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(B) an election on a constitutional amendment. |
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SECTION 2. The constitutional amendment proposed by this |
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resolution shall be submitted to the voters at the general election |
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to be held November 3, 2009. The ballot shall be printed to permit |
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voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional |
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amendment permitting the attorney general to prosecute offenses |
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that arise under the campaign finance laws of this state and that |
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are alleged to have been committed in connection with a state office |
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or an election on a constitutional amendment." |