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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." |