SJR28 - Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a qualified voter in this state must be a United States citizen.

  89R2701 MPF-D     By: King S.J.R. No. 28       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a qualified   voter in this state must be a United States citizen.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)   Only a [ Every ] person subject to none of the   disqualifications provided by Section 1 of this article or by a law   enacted under that section who is a citizen of the United States and   who is a resident of this state shall be deemed a qualified voter in   any election held in this state ; provided, however, that before   offering to vote at an election a voter shall have registered, but   such requirement for registration shall not be considered a   qualification of a voter within the meaning of the term "qualified   voter" as used in any other Article of this Constitution in respect   to any matter except qualification and eligibility to vote at an   election.          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 clarifying that a   qualified voter in this state must be a United States citizen."