89R15505 LRM-D
By: Reynolds H.J.R. No. 184
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a person convicted
of a felony with the right to vote.
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; and
(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].
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 permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to provide a person
convicted of a felony with the right to vote."