By: Birdwell, et al. S.J.R. No. 35
 
  (Geren)
 
   
 
 
 
  proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must
  be a United States citizen.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1(a), Article VI, Texas Constitution, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to
  vote in this State:
               (1)  persons under 18 years of age;
               (2)  persons who have been determined mentally
  incompetent by a court, subject to such exceptions as the
  Legislature may make; [and]
               (3)  persons convicted of any felony, subject to such
  exceptions as the Legislature may make; and
               (4)  persons who are not citizens of the United States.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter
  must be a United States citizen."