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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 an unpaid municipal judge. |
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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 if the person receives no salary or compensation for any office |
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of municipal judge held by the person. |
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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 an unpaid municipal judge." |