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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Qualifications of Representatives"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999: | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Qualifications of Representatives"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999: | ||
'''No person shall be a Representative, unless he be a citizen of the United States, and, at the time of his election a qualified voter of this State, and shall have been a resident of this State two years next preceding his election, the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-one years.''' | '''No person shall be a Representative, unless he be a citizen of the United States, and, at the time of his election, a qualified voter of this State, and shall have been a resident of this State two years next preceding his election, the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-one years.''' | ||
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This section has been amended once. The 1999 [https://www.lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionLaws/76-0/HJR_62.pdf modification] was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment." | |||
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|seo_title=Article III, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution ("Qualifications of Representatives") | |seo_title=Article III, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution ("Qualifications of Representatives") | ||
|seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 7, Texas Legislature, | |seo_keywords=Article 3 Section 7, Texas Legislature, qualifications of Representatives | ||
|seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | |seo_description=The legislative power of Texas is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives. | ||
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|seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | |seo_image_alt=Article III: Legislative Department | ||