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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Under the provisions of Article III, Section 3, |
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of the Constitution of the State of Texas, the Senators elected |
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after each apportionment shall be divided into two classes, the |
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seats of the Senators of the first class to be vacated at the |
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expiration of the first two years, and the seats of those of the |
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second class to be vacated at the expiration of four years; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED by the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, That |
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the Senate shall draw lots as provided by this resolution; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the drawing of lots shall be conducted as |
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follows: |
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(1) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint a committee of |
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five Senators to supervise, direct, and verify all matters |
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relating to the preparation of the slips and envelopes and the |
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drawing of the envelopes as provided by this resolution; |
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(2) The Secretary of the Senate shall prepare 31 slips of |
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paper of uniform size and appearance and number the slips of |
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paper sequentially from 1 to 31; |
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(3) The Secretary of the Senate, under the supervision of |
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the committee, shall place each of the slips of paper in a |
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separate capsule, each of the capsules to be of uniform size and |
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appearance, and shall then place each of the capsules in a |
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separate envelope and seal the envelope, each of the envelopes to |
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be of uniform size and appearance, and then place the 31 |
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envelopes, each containing one of the capsules and slips of |
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paper, in a suitable receptacle; |
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(4) At a time and on a day determined by the President in |
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open session of the Senate, the drawing of the envelopes shall be |
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conducted under the supervision of the committee in the following |
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manner: |
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(A) The receptacle containing the sealed envelopes |
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shall be placed on a suitable table or desk at the front of the |
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Senate Chamber; and |
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(B) The Secretary of the Senate shall call the names |
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of the Senators in alphabetical order, and as the name of each |
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Senator is called, that Senator shall withdraw from the |
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receptacle one envelope, which shall then be immediately opened |
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and the number appearing on the slip of paper in the envelope |
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recorded after that Senator's name on a suitable register |
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prepared by the secretary; |
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(5) Any Senator who is unable to attend the drawing shall |
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designate in writing another Senator to draw an envelope in the |
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place of the absent Senator; in the event any Member of the Senate |
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is absent and has failed to designate another Senator to act for |
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the absent Senator in the drawing, the Secretary of the Senate |
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shall draw an envelope for the absent Senator; and |
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(6) The 15 Senate districts for which slips with even |
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numbers were drawn shall constitute the first class and the term |
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of Senators representing those districts shall terminate at the |
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expiration of two years; and the 16 Senate districts for which |
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slips with odd numbers were drawn shall constitute the second |
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class, and those terms of office shall terminate at the |
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expiration of four years. |