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Texas Attorney General Licensed to Practice Law Amendment (2015)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Texas Attorney General Licensed to Practice Law Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have required the Texas Attorney General to be licensed and eligible to practice law in Texas.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Mary E. Gonzalez (D-75) as House Joint Resolution 31.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment requiring the attorney general to be licensed and eligible to practice law in this state.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 4, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 22 of Article 4 of the Texas Constitution. The following struck-through text would have been deleted and the underlined text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
(a) The Attorney General shall represent the State in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into the charter rights of all private corporations, and from time to time, in the name of the State, take such action in the courts as may be proper and necessary to prevent any private corporation from exercising any power or demanding or collecting any species of taxes, tolls, freight or wharfage not authorized by law. The AttorneyGeneral He shall, whenever sufficient cause exists,seek a judicial forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly directed by law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor and other executive officers, when requested by them, and perform such other duties as may be required by law.
(b) To be eligible to serve in the office of Attorney General, a person must be licensed and eligible to practice law in this state.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Mary E. Gonzalez (D-75) as House Joint Resolution 31 on November 10, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers. The measure was not approved by both chambers of the legislature.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 31," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 31 History," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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