A pair of bills aimed at amending the Texas Constitution to clarify that voters residing in the Lone Star State must be U.S. citizens have been voted out of committee.
SJR 37 and its companion bill, HJR 161, are resolutions that seek to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in Texas elections.
Yesterday, both measures reported favorably without any amendments, records show.
“It’s a good thing to see this important legislation advancing,” said Charlie Kolean, the Texas state director for Americans for Citizen Voting. “There is strong bipartisan support for ensuring that only U.S. citizens vote in Texas elections — recent polling shows 88% of Texans agree with this principle. We have high hopes that these measures will receive broad support on the floor.
“This is truly an issue that both parties can come together on.”
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Author: Kristina Watrobski
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