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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to make gender neutral the |
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constitutional provisions governing the qualifications of a person |
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to be a senator or member of the house of representatives. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6. No person shall be a Senator, unless the person [he] |
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be a citizen of the United States, and, at the time of the person's |
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[his] election a qualified voter of this State, and shall have been |
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a resident of this State five years next preceding the person's |
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[his] election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district |
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for which the person [he] shall be chosen, and shall have attained |
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the age of twenty-six years. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7. No person shall be a Representative, unless the |
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person [he] be a citizen of the United States, and, at the time of |
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the person's [his] election, a qualified voter of this State, and |
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shall have been a resident of this State two years next preceding |
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the person's [his] election, the last year thereof a resident of the |
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district for which the person [he] shall be chosen, and shall have |
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attained the age of twenty-one years. |
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SECTION 3. 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 provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to make gender neutral |
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the constitutional provisions governing the qualifications of a |
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person to be a senator or member of the house of representatives." |