The Brief

Texas voters are on track to pass Proposition 16 that was put forward by SJR 37.

The measure adds noncitizens to the list of people prohibited from voting in state elections.

Texas voters appear likely to pass Proposition 16 which adds noncitizens to the list of people who are prohibited from voting in state elections.

SJR 37 would alter Section 1 of Article 6 of the Texas Constitution to include people who are not citizens of the U.S. in a list of people already prohibited from voting. The list includes convicted felons who do not meet exceptions outlined by the state legislature and people who have been declared mentally incompetent by a court.

Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.

Ballot language: "The constitutional amendment clarifying t

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