89R14589 MLH-D
By: Noble, Cortez, Shaheen H.J.R. No. 161
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not
United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote
in this state.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to
vote in this State:
(1) persons under 18 years of age;
(2) persons who have been determined mentally
incompetent by a court, subject to such exceptions as the
Legislature may make; [and]
(3) persons convicted of any felony, subject to such
exceptions as the Legislature may make; and
(4) persons who are not citizens of the United States.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment adding individuals who
are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed
to vote in this state."