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| 5 | 4 | | proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the requirement |
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| 6 | 5 | | that state officers elected by voters statewide reside in the state |
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| 7 | 6 | | capital. |
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| 8 | 7 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 23, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 10 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | Sec. 23. The Comptroller of Public Accounts, the |
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| 12 | 11 | | Commissioner of the General Land Office, the Attorney General, and |
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| 13 | 12 | | any statutory State officer who is elected by the electorate of |
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| 14 | 13 | | Texas at large, unless a term of office is otherwise specifically |
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| 15 | 14 | | provided in this Constitution, shall each hold office for the term |
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| 16 | 15 | | of four years. Each shall receive an annual salary in an amount to |
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| 17 | 16 | | be fixed by the Legislature[; reside at the Capital of the State |
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| 18 | 17 | | during his continuance in office,] and perform such duties as are or |
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| 19 | 18 | | may be required by law. They and the Secretary of State shall not |
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| 20 | 19 | | receive to their own use any fees, costs or perquisites of office. |
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| 21 | 20 | | All fees that may be payable by law for any service performed by any |
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| 22 | 21 | | officer specified in this section or in the officer's [his] office, |
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| 23 | 22 | | shall be paid, when received, into the State Treasury. |
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| 24 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 25 | 24 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015. |
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| 26 | 25 | | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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| 27 | 26 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment repealing the |
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| 28 | 27 | | requirement that state officers elected by voters statewide reside |
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| 29 | 28 | | in the state capital." |
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| 29 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 30 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 31 | + | I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 52 was adopted by the Senate |
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| 32 | + | on April 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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| 33 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 35 | + | I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 52 was adopted by the House |
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| 36 | + | on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 102, Nays 43, one |
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| 37 | + | present not voting. |
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| 38 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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