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Tex. Gov't Code § 393.001

DEFINITIONS

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 442 (S.B. 21), Sec. 1, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Alternate delegate" means an individual appointed under Section 393.051 to represent this state as an alternate delegate at an Article V convention.

(2) "Article V convention" means a convention called by the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution.

(3) "Delegate" means:

(A) an individual appointed under Section 393.051 to represent this state as a delegate at an Article V convention; or

(B) an alternate delegate who fills a vacancy in the office of the alternate delegate's paired delegate.

(4) "Unauthorized vote" means a vote cast by a delegate or alternate delegate at an Article V convention that:

(A) is contrary to the instructions adopted under Section 393.101 in effect at the time the vote is taken;

(B) exceeds the scope or subject matter of the Article V convention as authorized by the legislature in the application to the United States Congress to call the convention if the legislature made an application to call the convention; or

(C) exceeds the scope or subject matter of the Article V convention if the legislature did not make an application to the United States Congress to call the convention.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.