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As Adopted by the House
135th General Assembly
   Regular Session                                     H. R. No. 524
      2023-2024
                           Speaker Stephens
                       A RESOLUTION
            Relative to the election of Tex Fischer to fill the
              vacancy in the membership of the House of
              Representatives created by the resignation of
              Alessandro B. Cutrona of the 58th House District.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
OHIO:
     WHEREAS, Section 11 of Article II of the Ohio Constitution         1
provides for the filling of a vacancy in the membership of the House    2
of Representatives by election by the members of the House of           3
Representatives who are affiliated with the same political party as     4
the person last elected to the seat which has become vacant; and        5
     WHEREAS, Alessandro B. Cutrona of the 58th House District, has     6
resigned as a member of the House of Representatives of the 135th       7
General Assembly effective upon the acknowledgment of the Speaker,      8
thus creating a vacancy in the House of Representatives; therefore be   9
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     RESOLVED, By the members of the House of Representatives who are   11
affiliated with the Republican party that Tex Fischer, Republican,      12
having the qualifications set forth in the Ohio Constitution and the    13
laws of Ohio to be a member of the House of Representatives from the    14
58th House District, is hereby elected, effective immediately,          15
pursuant to Section 11 of Article II of the Ohio Constitution, as a     16
member of the House of Representatives from the 58th House District,    17
to fill the vacancy created by the unexpired portion of the term of     18
said Alessandro B. Cutrona ending on December 31, 2024; and be it       19
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As Adopted by the House
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      RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the pages    21
of the Journal of the House of Representatives together with the yeas      22
and nays of the members of the House of Representatives affiliated         23
with the Republican party voting on the resolution, and that the Clerk     24
of the House of Representatives shall certify the resolution and vote      25
on its adoption to the Secretary of State.                                 26