88R258 MLH-D By: Howard H.J.R. No. 86 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article VI, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 1a to read as follows: Sec. 1a. The legislature by general law may provide for voting in a primary election by a person who: (1) will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the subsequent general election for state and county officers; and (2) satisfies the other applicable requirements for eligibility to vote. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing a person who will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary election."