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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 6 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Qualifications of Senators"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999: | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article III, Section 6 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Qualifications of Senators"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=As amended November 2, 1999: | ||
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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