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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a state senator or |
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state representative to forfeit office on the final conviction of a |
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felony. |
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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 11-a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11-a. If any Senator or Representative is finally |
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convicted of a felony under the law of this state, another state, or |
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the United States, the Senator or Representative shall immediately |
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forfeit the Senator's or Representative's office, and the vacancy |
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shall be filled as provided by Section 13 of this article. A person |
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who forfeits office under this section may not continue to perform |
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the duties of the office under Section 17, Article XVI, of this |
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constitution. |
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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 8, 2011. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring a state |
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senator or state representative to immediately forfeit legislative |
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office on final conviction of a felony." |