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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold |
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more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (c) of this |
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section, a person may hold more than one office as an elected or |
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appointed municipal judge in more than one municipality at the same |
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time. |
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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 5, 2019. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment permitting a person to |
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hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time." |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 72 was passed by the House on April |
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16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 72 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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RECEIVED: _____________________ |
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Secretary of State |