TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a county or other political subdivision from eliminating offices or changing district boundaries between the primary and general elections.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a county or other political subdivision from eliminating offices or changing district boundaries between the primary and general elections.

FULL TEXT:
84(R) HJR 108-House Committee Report version-Bill Text 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."