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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of |
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consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to |
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hold certain state offices. |
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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 2a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2a. (a) A person who has been elected or appointed to |
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serve two consecutive terms in an office listed in Section 1 of this |
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article or any other state office normally filled by the voters at a |
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statewide election, other than a statewide judicial office, is not |
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eligible for election or appointment to serve a third consecutive |
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term. This provision does not limit a person's eligibility for |
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election or appointment to serve nonconsecutive terms. |
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(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from |
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continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the |
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end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this |
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constitution until a successor is qualified. |
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(c) The term of a person appointed to serve for the |
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remainder of a term to fill a vacancy in a statewide office is not |
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counted in determining whether a person is eligible to serve under |
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Subsection (a) of this section. |
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SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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the Texas Constitution: |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies to |
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the constitutional amendment proposed by the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, limiting to two the number of consecutive |
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terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain |
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state offices. |
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(b) A term of office that begins before January 1, 2014, is |
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not counted in determining whether a person is eligible to serve |
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under Section 2a, Article IV, of this constitution. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires February 1, 2031. |
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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 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment limiting to two the |
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number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or |
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appointed to hold the office of governor, lieutenant governor, |
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secretary of state, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of |
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the General Land Office, attorney general, commissioner of |
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agriculture, or railroad commissioner." |