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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the governor from |
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appointing certain prosecuting attorneys to fill a vacancy of a |
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district judge. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28, Article V, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) To fill a vacancy in the office of a District Judge, |
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the Governor may not appoint a person who within the two years |
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immediately preceding the date of appointment prosecuted any |
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criminal case in a district court as a District Attorney, Criminal |
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District Attorney, County Attorney, or assistant District |
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Attorney, Criminal District Attorney, or County Attorney. |
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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 7, 2017. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the |
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governor from appointing certain prosecuting attorneys to fill a |
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vacancy of a district judge." |