84R17651 ATP-D
By: Reynolds H.J.R. No. 108
Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 108:
By: Israel C.S.H.J.R. No. 108
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a county or other
political subdivision from eliminating offices or changing
district boundaries between the primary and general elections.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VI, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 7 to read as follows:
Sec. 7. During the period beginning on the general primary
election day and ending on the following general election day, a
county or any political subdivision of this state whose officers
are selected from candidates nominated at a primary election may
not, unless ordered to by a court:
(1) abolish an office of the county or other political
subdivision; or
(2) change the boundaries of a district from which an
officer of the county or other political subdivision is elected.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015.
The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting a county or
other political subdivision from eliminating offices or changing
district boundaries between the primary and general elections."