“Tonight’s victory for Proposition 16 is a win for Texas voters and for election integrity. Texans made it clear — only U.S. citizens should vote in our elections, from city hall to the statehouse. This amendment protects the principle that every legal vote counts and that our elections reflect the voice of citizens alone. Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly to make this historic result possible.”

— Charlie Kolean, Americans for Citizen Voting Texas State Director

(from the November 5, 2025 Legal Newsline article “Texas voters approve citizen only voting amendment”)

A proposition to ensure only American citizens can vote in all Texas elections was overwhelmingly passed Tuesday.

Proposition 16 received more than 72 percent of the vote in the November 4 election. It was one of 17 propositions put before Texas voters, and all of them passed.

Read the entire article here.