Proposition 16 – Clarifying citizenship as a requirement for voting
Proposition 16 clarifies that only citizens can vote in Texas.
Per KUT News:
This proposition clarifies that a voter must be a U.S. citizen and registered in Texas to cast a ballot. Proponents say that’s important because the state’s constitution doesn’t explicitly limit noncitizens from voting.
While current Texas law already limits voting to citizens, this measure codifies that restriction to prevent future legal or policy changes allowing noncitizen voting.
There is little evidence that noncitizen voting is a widespread problem in Texas.
This is culture war BS inventing a problem where there is none to scare conservative voters into giving up more power to the state government.
Recommendation: No