By: Campbell S.J.R. No. 52
(Otto)
proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the requirement
that state officers elected by voters statewide reside in the state
capital.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 23, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 23. The Comptroller of Public Accounts, the
Commissioner of the General Land Office, the Attorney General, and
any statutory State officer who is elected by the electorate of
Texas at large, unless a term of office is otherwise specifically
provided in this Constitution, shall each hold office for the term
of four years. Each shall receive an annual salary in an amount to
be fixed by the Legislature[; reside at the Capital of the State
during his continuance in office,] and perform such duties as are or
may be required by law. They and the Secretary of State shall not
receive to their own use any fees, costs or perquisites of office.
All fees that may be payable by law for any service performed by any
officer specified in this section or in the officer's [his] office,
shall be paid, when received, into the State Treasury.
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 repealing the
requirement that state officers elected by voters statewide reside
in the state capital."