Overview
- Unofficial results show Proposition 16 passed with roughly 71–72% support statewide.
- The measure, linked to SJR 37, adds the phrase “persons who are not citizens of the United States” to the list of ineligible voters in the Texas Constitution.
- Constitutional placement makes the rule harder to change by requiring a two‑thirds legislative vote and subsequent voter approval for any reversal.
- Texas law already requires U.S. citizenship to register to vote, and federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.
- Texas joins a broader state trend of adopting explicit citizenship clauses, with additional votes expected next year in Arkansas, Kansas and South Dakota, while some localities in California, Maryland and Vermont allow noncitizen voting in local races.