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| 1 | 1 | 89R2701 MPF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: King S.J.R. No. 28 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 8 | 8 | proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a qualified | |
| 9 | 9 | voter in this state must be a United States citizen. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 2(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (a) Only a [Every] person subject to none of the | |
| 14 | 14 | disqualifications provided by Section 1 of this article or by a law | |
| 15 | 15 | enacted under that section who is a citizen of the United States and | |
| 16 | 16 | who is a resident of this state shall be deemed a qualified voter in | |
| 17 | 17 | any election held in this state; provided, however, that before | |
| 18 | 18 | offering to vote at an election a voter shall have registered, but | |
| 19 | 19 | such requirement for registration shall not be considered a | |
| 20 | 20 | qualification of a voter within the meaning of the term "qualified | |
| 21 | 21 | voter" as used in any other Article of this Constitution in respect | |
| 22 | 22 | to any matter except qualification and eligibility to vote at an | |
| 23 | 23 | election. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 25 | 25 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. | |
| 26 | 26 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 27 | 27 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a | |
| 28 | 28 | qualified voter in this state must be a United States citizen." |