2004-06-14 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting

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0 0 INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE Pursuant to Tex. Const. art. XVI, § 1 (c) (amended 2001), the Oath of Office may not be taken until a signed statement (Statement of Elected/Appointed Officer or Pre -Oath Statement) has been filed with the Secretary of State, if required. The Statement is considered filed once it has been received by this office. Gubernatorial appointees who are appointed during a legislative session may not execute their Oath until after confirmation by the Senate. Tex. Const. art. IV, § 12. ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE The Oath of Office may be administered by anyone authorized under the provisions of Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 602.002 or § 602.006. Commonly used officials include notaries public and judges. The seal of the person administering the Oath should be visible. If the person is a notary public, Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 406.013, requires that the seal be affixed in a way "that legibly reproduces the required elements of the seal under photographic methods". FILING OF THE OATH OF OFFICE After their Statement of Officer has been properly filed: * Gubernatorial appointees, district judges, and district attorneys should file their Oaths of Office with the Secretary of State. 5 * Directors of districts operating pursuant -to Tex. Water Code Ann., Chapter 36 or 49, shall file with the Secretary of State a duplicate I original of their Oath of Office within 10 days of its execution. All other persons should file their Oathsllocally. Please check with the county clerk, city secretary or board/commission secretary for the proper filing location. Officers who are required to file their Oath of Office with the Secretary of State should mail them to the Statutory Documents Section, P.O. Box 12887, Austin, Texas 78711-2887. *'* PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE STATUTORY DOCUMENTS SECTION AT (512) 463-5705. * Form #2205