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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing additional powers |
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to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct with respect to |
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candidates for judicial office. |
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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 V, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (13-a) to read as follows: |
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(13-a) The Commission may accept complaints or |
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reports, conduct investigations, and take any other action |
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authorized by this section with respect to a candidate for an office |
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named in Subsection (6)(A) of this section in the same manner the |
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Commission is authorized to take those actions with respect to a |
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person holding that office. |
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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 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing additional |
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powers to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct with respect to |
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candidates for judicial office." |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.J.R. No. 165 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 1 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. 165 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2021, 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 |