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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the provision that |
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requires the automatic resignation of certain county, municipal, or |
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district officeholders if they become candidates for another |
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office. |
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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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repealed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11(a), Article XI, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A Home Rule City may provide by charter or charter |
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amendment, and a city, town or village operating under the general |
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laws may provide by majority vote of the qualified voters voting at |
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an election called for that purpose, for a longer term of office |
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than two (2) years for its officers, either elective or appointive, |
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or both, but not to exceed four (4) years; provided, however, that |
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tenure under Civil Service shall not be affected hereby[; provided,
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however, that such officers, elective or appointive, are subject to
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Section 65(b), Article XVI, of this Constitution, providing for
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automatic resignation in certain circumstances, in the same manner
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as a county or district officer to which that section applies]. |
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SECTION 3. 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 to repeal the provision |
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that requires the automatic resignation of certain county, |
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municipal, or district officeholders if they become candidates for |
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another office." |