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| 1 | 1 | 86R316 SRS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zaffirini S.J.R. No. 26 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons | |
| 7 | 7 | under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Article VI, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | adding Section 1a to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 1a. The legislature by general law may provide for | |
| 12 | 12 | voting in a primary election by a person who: | |
| 13 | 13 | (1) will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the | |
| 14 | 14 | subsequent general election for state and county officers; and | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) satisfies the other applicable requirements for | |
| 16 | 16 | eligibility to vote. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 18 | 18 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. | |
| 19 | 19 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 20 | 20 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing a person | |
| 21 | 21 | who will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the general | |
| 22 | 22 | election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding | |
| 23 | 23 | primary election." |