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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring elections on |
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proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution to be held in |
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November of even-numbered years. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1(a), Article XVII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Legislature, at any regular session, or at any |
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special session when the matter is included within the purposes for |
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which the session is convened, may propose amendments revising the |
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Constitution, to be voted upon by the qualified voters for |
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statewide offices and propositions, as defined in the Constitution |
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and statutes of this State. The date of the elections shall be on |
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the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of |
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even-numbered years [specified by the Legislature]. The proposal |
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for submission must be approved by a vote of two-thirds of all the |
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members elected to each House, entered by yeas and nays on the |
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journals. |
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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 8, 2022. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring elections on |
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proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution to be held on the |
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first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered |
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years." |