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  89R3243 PRL-D     By: Patterson H.J.R. No. 197       A JOINT RESOLUTION   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 4, 2025.   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."