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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the requirement |
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that state officers elected by voters statewide reside in the state |
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capital. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 23, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 23. The Comptroller of Public Accounts, the |
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Commissioner of the General Land Office, the Attorney General, and |
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any statutory State officer who is elected by the electorate of |
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Texas at large, unless a term of office is otherwise specifically |
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provided in this Constitution, shall each hold office for the term |
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of four years. Each shall receive an annual salary in an amount to |
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be fixed by the Legislature[; reside at the Capital of the State
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during his continuance in office,] and perform such duties as are or |
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may be required by law. They and the Secretary of State shall not |
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receive to their own use any fees, costs or perquisites of office. |
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All fees that may be payable by law for any service performed by any |
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officer specified in this section or in the officer's [his] office, |
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shall be paid, when received, into the State Treasury. |
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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 3, 2015. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment repealing the |
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requirement that state officers elected by voters statewide reside |
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in the state capital." |