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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional |
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provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of |
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the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a |
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political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing |
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any legal status identical or similar to marriage. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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repealed. |
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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 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment repealing the |
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constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state |
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consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting |
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this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or |
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recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage." |