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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment changing the vote requirement |
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in the legislature to approve a proposed constitutional amendment |
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for submission to the voters of this state to two-thirds of the |
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members present in each chamber of the legislature. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1(a), Article XVII, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The legislature [Legislature], at any regular session, |
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or at any special session when the matter is included within the |
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purposes for which the session is convened, may propose amendments |
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revising the constitution [Constitution], to be voted upon by the |
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qualified voters for statewide offices and propositions, as defined |
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in the constitution [Constitution] and statutes of this state |
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[State]. The date of the elections shall be specified by the |
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legislature [Legislature]. The proposal for submission must be |
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approved by an affirmative [a] vote in each house of two-thirds of |
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[all] the members present [elected to each House], entered by yeas |
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and nays on the journals. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment changing the vote |
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requirement in the legislature to approve a proposed constitutional |
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amendment for submission to the voters of this state to two-thirds |
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of the members present in each chamber of the legislature." |