Texas Citizen Voting Requirement Amendment (2023)
| Texas Citizen Voting Requirement Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 7, 2023 | |
| Topic Suffrage | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Texas Citizen Voting Requirement Amendment was not on the ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 7, 2023.[1]
The amendment would have added language to the Texas Constitution stating that persons who are not citizens of the United States cannot vote in elections in Texas.[2]
Text of measure
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The full text of the amendment can be read here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Texas State Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 35 on January 25, 2023. On March 27, 2023, the state Senate passed SJR 35 in a vote of 29-1 with one excused. The House failed to adopt the amendment by a vote of 88-0 with 54 present and not voting.[1]
| Vote in the Texas State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 21  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Total percent | 93.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Democrat | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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