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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a |
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person may serve as a statewide elected officer in the executive |
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branch. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 2a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2a. (a) A person is not eligible to be elected to an |
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elective office listed in Section 1 of this article or to any other |
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state office elected by the voters at a statewide election, other |
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than a judicial office, if on the date of the election the person |
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has served in that office during any part of each of twelve or more |
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calendar years. |
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(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from |
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continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the |
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end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this |
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constitution until a successor is qualified. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, a calendar year begins |
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January 1 and ends December 31. |
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(d) Service in office before January 1, 2027, does not count |
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for purposes of determining whether a person is disqualified from |
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office under this section. |
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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 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the |
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time that a person may serve as a statewide elected officer in the |
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executive branch." |