Bill Text: NJ ACR144 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit legislator from holding more than one elective public office and other public office or position.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-14 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [ACR144 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-ACR144-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 144

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2012

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  MICHAEL PATRICK CARROLL

District 25 (Morris and Somerset)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Proposes constitutional amendment to prohibit legislator from holding more than one elective public office and other public office or position.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

A Concurrent Resolution proposing to amend Article VII of the Constitution of the State of New Jersey by adding a new Section IV.

 

     Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (the Senate concurring):

 

     1.    The following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of New Jersey is agreed to:

 

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

 

     Amend Article VII by adding a new Section IV as follows:

     IV.  No member of the Legislature shall hold concurrently another elective public office in this State.  No member of the Legislature shall hold concurrently any office or position, of profit, as an appointed employee under this State or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, except as may be expressly permitted in this Constitution.

 

     2.    When this proposed amendment to the Constitution is finally agreed to pursuant to Article IX, paragraph 1 of the Constitution, it shall be submitted to the people at the next general election occurring more than three months after the final agreement and shall be published at least once in at least one newspaper of each county designated by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Secretary of State, not less than three months prior to the general election.

 

     3.    This proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be submitted to the people at that election in the following manner and form:

     There shall be printed on each official ballot to be used at the general election, the following:

     a.  In every municipality in which voting machines are not used, a legend which shall immediately precede the question, as follows:

     If you favor the proposition printed below make a cross (X), plus (+), or check (T) in the square opposite the word "Yes."  If you are opposed thereto make a cross (X), plus (+) or check (T) in the square opposite the word "No."

     b.    In every municipality the following question:

 

		CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT DUAL OFFICE HOLDING BY MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE
	YES	Shall the proposed amendment to Article VII of the State Constitution, agreed to by the Legislature, providing that no member of the Legislature shall hold concurrently another elective public office in this State and that no member of the Legislature shall hold concurrently any office or position, of profit, as an appointed employee under this State or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, except as may be expressly permitted in this Constitution, be approved?
		INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
	NO	This proposed amendment to the State Constitution provides that a member of the Legislature cannot hold at the same time another elective public office in this State.  In addition, the amendment provides that a member of the Legislature cannot hold at the same time any office or position, of profit, as an appointed employee with the State government or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, except as may be expressly permitted by the State Constitution.

 

SCHEDULE

 

     This amendment shall take effect six months from the date on which this amendment becomes a part of the Constitution.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     The proposed constitutional amendment will prohibit the concurrent holding of another elective public office in this State by a member of the Legislature.  It will also prohibit a member from holding concurrently any office or position, of profit, as an appointed employee under this State or a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, except as may be expressly permitted in the Constitution.