88(4) HJR 7 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must |
 
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be a United States citizen. |
 
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             BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 1(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is |
 
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amended to read as follows: |
 
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             (a)    The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to |
 
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vote in this State: |
 
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                         (1)    persons under 18 years of age; |
 
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                         (2)    persons who have been determined mentally |
 
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incompetent by a court, subject to such exceptions as the |
 
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Legislature may make; [and] |
 
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                         (3)    persons convicted of any felony, subject to such |
 
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exceptions as the Legislature may make; and |
 
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                         (4)    persons who are not citizens of the United States. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
 
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held May 4, 2024. The |
 
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ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
 
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter |
 
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must be a United States citizen." |