Why only Citizen Voting?
Non-Citizen Voting in the United States
Cities and counties across the country are allowing non-citizens, generally green card holders but sometimes people that are not here legally, to vote in elections.
Check out what is happening in each state
| State with “only citizens can vote” laws |
| State voting on “only citizen voting” laws in 2026 |
| State that Americans for Citizen Voting is working in |
| State/Municipality voting to allow non-citizen voting in 2026 |
| State/Municipality has efforts to allow non-citizen vote |
| State/Munipality has laws allowing non-citizen voting |
Current news on citizen voting
We recently began a new blog series, In Response, to address written news articles that we feel do not fully and fairly present the facts. This edition responds to a Maryland high school newspaper's take on noncitizen voting. ![]()
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IN RESPONSE: Citizen Only Voting is not a partisan issue - Americans for Citizen Voting
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(original article: Conservative states explicitly ban non-citizen voting – from the Tide: Student Newspaper of Richard Montgomery High School of Rockville, Maryland, December 3, 2024) TL:DR Local El...
(Here's a sneak peek from our first Americans for Citizen Voting newsletter of 2025)![]()
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Sadly, two more Maryland towns recently saw their city councils pass laws giving the vote to noncitizens — including those here illegally. Right now, 21 cities in the U.S. legally allow noncitizens to vote in various local and municipal elections.![]()
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(Here's a sneak peek from our first Americans for Citizen Voting Voting newsletter of 2025)![]()
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In recent years, working together, we’ve helped voters in 14 states enact constitutional amendments making clear that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in our country. Eight of these states did so in the general election just last year!![]()
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Now 20 states enjoy Citizen Only Voting Amendments. But that leaves 30 states that do not have this important constitutional protection! So, we are taking our campaign to as many of these states as possible. ![]()
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We appreciate your help in spreading the message, and you can sign up for the newsletter at onlycitizens.quorum.us/not_cova
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Newsletter January 7 2025 - Americans for Citizen Voting
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AMERICANS FOR CITIZEN VOTING NEWSLETTER January 7, 2025 In recent years, working together, we’ve helped voters in 14 states enact constitutional amendments making clear that only U.S. citizens have ...