Texas Governor and Lieutenant Governor Inauguration Date Amendment (2015)
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The Texas Governor and Lieutenant Governor Inauguration Date Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have provided for the inauguration date and time of the governor and lieutenant governor to be at 10:00 a.m. on the day before the legislature begins a regular legislative session.[1][2]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Sen. Joan Huffman (R-17) as Senate Joint Resolution 66.[3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment to provide for the governor ’s and lieutenant governor ’s terms of office to begin at 10 a.m. on the day preceding the day the regular legislative session convenes.[4] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 4, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Section 4 and Section 16(a) of Article 4 of the Texas Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added and struck-through text would have been deleted by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
Section 16(a). There shall also be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall be chosen at every election for Governor by the same voters, in the same manner, continue in office for the same time, and possess the same qualifications. The voters shall distinguish for whom they vote as Governor and for whom as Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall hold office for a term of four years. The Lieutenant Governor shall take office following the election, at 10 a.m. on the day preceding the day set by law for the convening of the regular session of the legislature, and shall serve thereafter for the full term of years to which elected.[4]
Support
Supporters
Officials
The following officials sponsored the measure in the legislature:[5]
- Sen. Joan Huffman (R-17)
- Sen. Donna Campbell (R-25)
- Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-21)
Organizations
- Texas Democratic Party[6]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Sen. Joan Huffman (R-17) as Senate Joint Resolution 66 on March 13, 2015.[3]
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 Texas Senate approved the amendment on April 27, 2015, with 24 senators voting "yea" and six voting "nay."[3] The measure was not approved by both chambers of the legislature.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Senate, "SJR No. 66," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Texas Senate, "SJR No. 66 Analysis," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 66 History," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "quotedisclaimer" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 66 Authors," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 66 Witnesses," accessed May 4, 2015
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