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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a political |
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subdivision of this state to limit the number of terms for which a |
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person may be elected to hold an office of the political |
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subdivision. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 30c to read as follows: |
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Sec. 30c. (a) The legislature by general law shall require |
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a political subdivision of this state that is governed by one or |
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more elected officers to establish a limit on the number of terms a |
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person may be elected to serve in an office of the political |
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subdivision to ensure that a person may not serve longer than 12 |
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years in an office. |
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(b) An officer who has been elected to serve for the maximum |
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number of terms established by the political subdivision as |
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required by Subsection (a) of this section is not eligible for |
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election to serve an additional term of that office. |
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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 |
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to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2017, requiring a political subdivision of this |
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state to limit the number of terms for which a person may be elected |
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to hold an office of the political subdivision. |
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(b) A term that begins before January 1, 2019, is not |
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counted in determining whether a person is eligible to serve under |
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Section 30c, Article XVI, of this constitution. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires February 1, 2035. |
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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 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 requiring a political |
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subdivision to limit the number of terms of its officers so that a |
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person may not hold an elected office of the political subdivision |
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for longer than 12 years." |