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SJR 68, 80th R.S.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow certain elected county or district officeholders to become a candidate for another office in a primary election held in the final year of the officeholder's term without causing the automatic resignation of the officeholder.

Last action: Committee report sent to Calendars

Author: Jeff Wentworth
Sponsor: Dwayne Bohac
Joint Sponsor: Helen Giddings | Leo Berman | Rafael Anchía | Garnet Coleman
CoSponsor: Charlie Geren

Bill Analyses:
Introduced (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
County Government--Employees/Officers
Elections--Candidates
Elections--Primaries
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

House Committee: Elections (Leo Berman, Rafael Anchía, Dwayne Bohac, Lon Burnam, Kirk England, Joe Farias, Charlie Howard)
Minutes: May 18 2007
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Robert Duncan, John Carona, Rodney Ellis, Troy Fraser, Chris Harris, Mike Jackson, Eddie Lucio, Jr., Leticia Van de Putte, Tommy Williams)
Minutes: May 14 2007

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