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House moves SJR 6‑24 forward proposing citizenship requirement for state and local voting
Summary
Chairman Farmer introduced SJR 6‑24, a joint resolution proposing to amend Article IV, Section 1 of the Tennessee Constitution to specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in state, county, or municipal elections; the resolution was set for second reading on 2026‑04‑15.
Chairman Farmer told the House that SJR 6‑24 would amend Article IV, Section 1 of the Tennessee Constitution to specify that "only citizens of The United States may vote in state, county, or municipal elections." He moved concurrence on the substitution of Senate Joint Resolution 6‑24 for House Joint Resolution 808 and asked the clerk to read the measure for its first reading.
The clerk read the proposed amendment’s language, which would add a citizenship requirement and say that voter qualifications "shall be equal and uniform across the state." Chairman Farmer moved that SJR 6‑24 be set for second reading on Wednesday, 04/15/2026; the motion carried without objection. No floor vote on the amendment occurred during this session; the measure was formally scheduled for further consideration.
