Kansas HCR 5004: Proposition to amend section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights regarding equal rights for all human life.

Bill Text

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 5004
A PROPOSITION to amend section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of
Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of
age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to
vote in this state.

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of
the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of
Representatives and two-thirds of the members elected (or
appointed) and qualified to the Senate concurring therein:
Section 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of
the state of Kansas shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the
state for their approval or rejection: Section 1 of article 5 of the
constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"§ 1. Qualifications of electors. Every(a) No person
shall be deemed a qualified elector unless such person:
(1) Is a citizen of the United States who;
(2) has attained the age of eighteen years; and who
(3) except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), resides in
the voting area in which he or she such person seeks to vote
shall be deemed a qualified elector.
(b) Laws of this state relating to voting for presidential
electors and candidates for the office of president and vice-
president of the United States shall comply with the laws of
the United States relating thereto. A citizen of the United
States, who is otherwise qualified to vote in Kansas for
presidential electors and candidates for the offices of
president and vice-president of the United States may vote for
such officers either in person or by absentee ballot
notwithstanding the fact that such person may have become a
nonresident of this state if his or her such person's removal
from this state occurs during a period in accordance with
federal law next preceding such election.
(c) A person who is otherwise a qualified elector may
vote in the voting area of his or her such person's former
residence either in person or by absentee ballot
notwithstanding the fact that such person may have become a
nonresident of such voting area during a period prescribed by
law next preceding the election at which he or she such
person seeks to vote, if his such person's new residence is in
another voting area in the state of Kansas."
Sec. 2. The following statement shall be printed on the ballot with
the amendment as a whole:
"Explanatory statement. This amendment would clarify that
only a person who is a citizen of the United States.
"A vote for this proposition would clarify that only a person
who is a citizen of the United State is eligible to vote in
this state.
"A vote against this proposition would make no change to the
constitution of the state of Kansas, and the language
concerning voter qualifications would remain the same."

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 5004 page - 2
Sec. 3. This resolution, if approved by two-thirds of the members
elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of Representatives
and two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to
the Senate, shall be entered on the journals, together with the yeas and
nays. The secretary of state shall cause this resolution to be published
as provided by law and shall cause the proposed amendment to be
submitted to the electors of the state at the general election in
November in the year 2026, unless a special election is called at a
sooner date by concurrent resolution of the legislature, in which case
the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state
at the special election.

I hereby certify that the above CONCURRENT RESOLUTION originated in the
HOUSE, and was adopted by that body

Speaker of the House.

Chief Clerk of the House.
Adopted by the SENATE

President of the Senate.

Secretary of the Senate.