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| 5 | 5 | | proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must |
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| 6 | 6 | | be a United States citizen. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 1(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (a) The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to |
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| 11 | 11 | | vote in this State: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) persons under 18 years of age; |
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| 13 | 13 | | (2) persons who have been determined mentally |
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| 14 | 14 | | incompetent by a court, subject to such exceptions as the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Legislature may make; [and] |
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| 16 | 16 | | (3) persons convicted of any felony, subject to such |
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| 17 | 17 | | exceptions as the Legislature may make; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (4) persons who are not citizens of the United States. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 20 | 20 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 22 | 22 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter |
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| 23 | 23 | | must be a United States citizen." |
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