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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the service of |
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certain officeholders after the expiration of the person's term of |
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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 17, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, all [All] officers of [within] this State shall continue |
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to perform the duties of their offices until their successors shall |
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be duly qualified. |
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(b) Following the expiration of a term of an appointive |
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office that is filled by appointment of the Governor with the advice |
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and consent of the Senate, the period for which the officer shall |
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continue to perform the duties of office under Subsection (a) of |
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this section ends: |
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(1) if the term expires when the Legislature is not |
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convened in regular session, on the last day of the next regular |
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session of the Legislature; or |
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(2) if the term expires when the Legislature is |
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convened in regular session, on the last day of that regular |
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session. |
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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 limiting the service of |
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an officeholder appointed by the governor and confirmed by the |
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senate after the expiration of the person's term of office." |