Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 6 - Revision history

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	No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.		'''No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.'''

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	~~'''~~No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.~~'''~~		No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.

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	No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.		'''No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.'''

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	This section has been amended once. The 1999 modification was part of a "constitutional cleanup amendment."		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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	~~'''~~No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.~~'''~~		No person shall be a Senator, 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 five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.

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	* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to ''any office''' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")		* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to ''any office''' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications ''for the office'' of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")

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	* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to any office' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")		* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to ''any office''' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")

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	* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to ''any office''' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")		* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to any office' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")

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	* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to any office' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")		* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to ''any office''' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")

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	* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) (" ... .")		* ''Luna v. Blanton'', 478 S.W.2d 76, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13753661835562663937#p78 78-79] (Tex. 1972) ("It is settled, of course, that where the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for holding a particular office, it is beyond the power of the Legislature to change or add to these qualifications unless the Constitution gives that power. . . . The Legislature declared in plain terms that the requirements set out in the forepart of Article 1.05 'shall not apply to any office' for which the Constitution of Texas prescribes qualifications in conflict therewith. Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution prescribes the qualifications for the office of senator, and the qualifications there set out differ from and are in conflict with those found in Article 1.05.")

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