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thackney:
--- Quote from: Kamaji on July 14, 2021, 03:16:40 pm ---Interesting. Who would get to appoint their replacements? Or would a quorum simply consist of a certain percentage of those seats that haven't been declared vacant?
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Vacant seats require special elections.
ec. 203.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to the offices of state senator and state representative.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Sec. 203.002. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. An unexpired term in office may be filled only by a special election in accordance with this chapter.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm#203.001
Free Vulcan:
--- Quote from: thackney on July 14, 2021, 03:34:29 pm ---Vacant seats require special elections.
ec. 203.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to the offices of state senator and state representative.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Sec. 203.002. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION. An unexpired term in office may be filled only by a special election in accordance with this chapter.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.203.htm#203.001
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What constitutes a sufficient condition to declare a vacancy?
Bigun:
--- Quote from: Free Vulcan on July 14, 2021, 03:09:19 pm ---Apparently a vacancy can be declared after so much time of not doing their job?
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@Free Vulcan
Article 3 of the Texas Constitution
Relevant to this discussion are:
--- Quote ---Sec. 10. QUORUM; ADJOURNMENTS FROM DAY TO DAY; COMPELLING ATTENDANCE. Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.
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--- Quote ---Sec. 11. RULES OF PROCEDURE; PUNISHMENT OR EXPULSION OF MEMBER. Each House may determine the rules of its own proceedings, punish members for disorderly conduct, and, with the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same offense.
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--- Quote ---Sec. 23. VACANCY FOLLOWING REMOVAL FROM DISTRICT OR COUNTY FROM WHICH ELECTED. If any Senator or Representative remove his residence from the district or county for which he was elected, his office shall thereby become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in section 13 of this article.
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Kamaji:
--- Quote from: Bigun on July 14, 2021, 03:45:11 pm ---@Free Vulcan
Article 3 of the Texas Constitution
Relevant to this discussion are:
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Thanks!!!
And, just to round it out, Section 13 on how vacancies are to be filled:
--- Quote ---Sec. 13. VACANCY IN LEGISLATURE. (a) When vacancies occur in either House, the Governor, or the person exercising the power of the Governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies; and should the Governor fail to issue a writ of election to fill any such vacancy within twenty days after it occurs, the returning officer of the district in which such vacancy may have happened, shall be authorized to order an election for that purpose.
(b) The legislature may provide by general law for the filling of a vacancy in the legislature without an election if only one person qualifies and declares a candidacy in an election to fill the vacancy.
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thackney:
--- Quote from: Bigun on July 14, 2021, 03:45:11 pm ---@Free Vulcan
Article 3 of the Texas Constitution
Relevant to this discussion are:
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I do not see where a seat can be declared vacant without a quorum.
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