Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	85R558 JRJ-D
2	2	By: Schofield H.J.R. No. 72
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5	5	A JOINT RESOLUTION
6	6	proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the governor's
7	7	and lieutenant governor's terms of office to begin at 10 a.m. on the
8	8	day preceding the day the regular legislative session convenes.
9	9	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 4, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 4. The Governor elected at the general election in 2018
13	13	[1974], and thereafter, shall be installed at 10 a.m. on the day
14	14	preceding the day set by law for the convening of the regular
15	15	session of the legislature [first Tuesday after the organization of
16	16	the Legislature, or as soon thereafter as practicable,] and shall
17	17	hold [his] office for the term of four years, or until a [his]
18	18	successor shall be duly installed. The Governor [He] shall be at
19	19	least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States, and shall
20	20	have resided in this State at least five years immediately
21	21	preceding the [his] election.
22	22	SECTION 2. Section 16(a), Article IV, Texas Constitution,
23	23	is amended to read as follows:
24	24	(a) There shall also be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall be
25	25	chosen at every election for Governor by the same voters, in the
26	26	same manner, [continue in office for the same time,] and possess the
27	27	same qualifications. The voters shall distinguish for whom they
28	28	vote as Governor and for whom as Lieutenant Governor. The
29	29	Lieutenant Governor shall hold office for a term of four years. The
30	30	Lieutenant Governor shall take office following the election, at 10
31	31	a.m. on the day preceding the day set by law for the convening of the
32	32	regular session of the legislature, and shall serve thereafter for
33	33	the full term of years to which elected.
34	34	SECTION 3. The following temporary provision is added to
35	35	the Texas Constitution:
36	36	TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies
37	37	to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature,
38	38	Regular Session, 2017, providing for the governor's and lieutenant
39	39	governor's terms of office to begin the day preceding the day the
40	40	regular legislative session convenes.
41	41	(b) The amendments to Sections 4 and 16(a), Article IV, of
42	42	this constitution apply to a person elected to the office of
43	43	governor or lieutenant governor for a term beginning on or after
44	44	January 1, 2019.
45	45	(c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2020.
46	46	SECTION 4. (a) This proposed constitutional amendment
47	47	shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November
48	48	7, 2017, only if the secretary of state certifies that an enactment
49	49	of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session:
50	50	(1) provides for the canvass of election returns for
51	51	the offices of governor and lieutenant governor by the attorney
52	52	general; and
53	53	(2) was not vetoed by the governor and becomes law
54	54	contingent on adoption of this constitutional amendment by the
55	55	voters.
56	56	(b) If the secretary of state does not make a certification
57	57	under Subsection (a) of this section, this resolution has no
58	58	effect.
59	59	(c) If the election on this amendment is held, the ballot
60	60	shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:
61	61	"The constitutional amendment to provide for the governor's and
62	62	lieutenant governor's terms of office to begin at 10 a.m. on the day
63	63	preceding the day the regular legislative session convenes."