“I’m very proud to have been the House sponsor of a constitutional amendment that will let the citizens of Texas decide in November whether being a citizen is an important criteria for being able to vote.”

— Texas state Rep. Candy Noble

(from the MAy 27, 2025 Tennessee Star article “Texans to Vote on Constitutional Amendment Banning Noncitizen Voting”)

Texans will decide in November whether to add an amendment to their state constitution banning noncitizens from voting.

If approved, the amendment would be added to the constitution’s language prohibiting voting by anyone under the age of 18, for anyone deemed mentally incompetent by a court, and convicted felons, according to Ballotpedia.

In a bipartisan vote, the Texas Legislature approved the measure to go on the November ballot. In November 2024, voters in eight states approved either laws or constitutional amendments to allow only citizens to vote.

Read the entire article here.