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Would you like to Amend Article XII?
Yes 1 (9.1%)
No 10 (90.9%)
Total Votes: 11
Texas Constitution: Article XII Amendment; Texas Elections
Topic Started: Jun 13 2010, 11:34 AM (262 Views)
NewTexas
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It has been proposed that Article XII be amended.

Current Article:
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Article XII: Texas Elections
Cabinet Members: On a quarterly basis Texas shall hold elections for new Cabinet Members. The election process for Cabinet Members shall include a one week period for nominations, a one week period for campaigning followed by a one week period for voting. Nominations and voting shall be open to all actively registered citizens of Texas as of the first day of nominations.

Texas Constitution: On a quarterly basis Texas shall hold a vote on Texas Constitutional matters. These include Amendments as well as new Articles. The voting process for the Texas Constitution shall include a one week period for additional Article submissions, a one week period for commenting and rewording, followed by a one week period for voting. New Articles may be submitted any time between voting sessions and will be open to all actively registered citizens of Texas (as of the date of submission). Voting will be limited to actively registered citizens of Texas as of the first day of the additional Article submission period.

Texas Representative Council: It has been proposed that Texas shall hold elections for new members of the Texas Representative Council (per Article X  Texas Representative Council). The election process for Representative Council shall include a one week period for nominations, a one week period for campaigning followed by a one week period for voting. Nominations and voting shall be open to all actively registered citizens of Texas as of the first day of nominations. Incumbents are not guaranteed their position and must be re-elected.

These individual electoral processes will run concurrently. Schedules will be maintained by the President of Texas and published publicly on the Regional Offsite Forum Calendar well in advance of any proceedings.

The elections will begin on the last Sunday of February, May, August and November of each year.


It has been proposed that:
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On a quarterly basis
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Every Four(4) Years

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The elections will begin on the last Sunday of February, May, August and November of each year.
be replaced with:
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The elections will begin on the last Sunday of February every 4th year (2014, 2018, 2022, etc).
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Greenspoint
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As was pointed out in the Cbox, this thread is about an amendment to Article XII, but its title says "Article X Amendment".
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NewTexas
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Greenspoint,Jun 16 2010
08:46 AM
As was pointed out in the Cbox, this thread is about an amendment to Article XII, but its title says "Article X Amendment".

Fixed

It was a long morning of interpreting and transcribing for the TEC!



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