Texas Government Code 81.0878 – Referendum Vote by State Bar Members
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(a) On receipt of a petition filed by the board of directors under § 81.0877(b), the supreme court shall:
(1) distribute a copy of the rule in ballot form to each member of the state bar and order a vote on the rule; and
(2) publish the rule in:
(A) the Texas Register; and
(B) the Texas Bar Journal.
(b) The supreme court shall give state bar members:
(1) at least 30 days to consider a proposed disciplinary rule before voting begins; and
(2) 30 days to vote on the proposed disciplinary rule following the period for considering the proposed rule under Subdivision (1).
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 81.0878
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The state bar shall provide proponents and opponents of a proposed disciplinary rule an equal opportunity to present their views at any bar-sponsored forum at which the rule referendum is discussed.
(d) One or more proposed disciplinary rules may appear on a single referendum ballot. State bar members shall vote for or against each rule. If a majority of the members who vote on the proposed rule vote in favor of the rule, the rule is approved by the members of the state bar.