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Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 4 (view source)
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For example, under this section, a person who fails to "acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being" is not eligible to hold public office in Texas. However, that requirement violates the federal constitution and is therefore unenforceable. See ''Torcaso v. Watkins'', 367 U.S. 488, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17484916405561277413#p495 495] (1961) (holding that similar provision contained in Maryland Constitution violated federal constitution). | For example, under this section, a person who fails to "acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being" is not eligible to hold public office in Texas. However, that requirement violates the federal constitution and is therefore unenforceable. See ''Torcaso v. Watkins'', 367 U.S. 488, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17484916405561277413#p495 495] (1961) (holding that similar provision contained in Maryland Constitution violated federal constitution). | ||
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|seo_title=Article I, Section 4 of the Texas Constitution ("Religious Tests") | |||
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|seo_description=No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State. | |||
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