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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to allow certain officers to |
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become candidates for an office of profit or trust without |
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automatically resigning from their current office. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 65(a), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to the following offices serving |
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counties with a population of 100,000 or more according to the most |
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recent federal decennial census: District Clerks; County Clerks; |
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County Judges; Judges of the County Courts at Law, County Criminal |
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Courts, County Probate Courts and County Domestic Relations Courts; |
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County Treasurers; Criminal District Attorneys; County Surveyors; |
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County Commissioners; Justices of the Peace; Sheriffs; Assessors |
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and Collectors of Taxes; District Attorneys; County Attorneys; |
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Public Weighers; and Constables. |
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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 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to allow an officer of a |
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county with a population of less than 100,000 to become a candidate |
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for another office without automatically resigning from the |
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currently held office." |