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 2024 |
| State that Americans for Citizen Voting is working in |
| State/Municipality voting to allow non-citizen voting in 2024 |
| State/Municipality has efforts to allow non-citizen vote |
| State/Munipality has laws allowing non-citizen voting |
Current news on citizen voting
"The goal is to ensure that all eligible San Franciscans, including non-citizen residents eligible to participate in the November 5 Board of Education Election, have easy access to voter registration and resources for the upcoming election,” ![]()
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www.sf.gov
News The Department of Elections Encourages all Eligible City Residents to Register to Vote September 13, 2024 Department of ElectionsCity and County of San Francisco John Arntz, DirectorFor Immediat...
“By putting this amendment on the ballot in the fall, it allows the people of Kentucky, not the courts of Kentucky, to decide if they want non-citizens to vote in local elections or not,”![]()
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— Kentucky Sen. Jason Howell (R-Murray)![]()
November ballot preview: Digging deeper into Ky. Constitutional Amendment 1
www.wkyt.com
Kentuckians will see two potential changes to the Kentucky state constitution on the Nov. ballot.
Data from states indicates that voting by noncitizens is rare, But Republican officials have highlighted voter registration reviews that turned up potential noncitizens.![]()
Data indicates voting by noncitizens is rare. Republicans are pressing measures to make sure of it
www.nbc26.com
Federal law already allows only U.S. citizens to vote for president and Congress. Yet Republicans are raising concerns about the potential for noncitizens voting in this year's elections.
Americans for Citizen Voting is working in states across the country to ensure only U.S. citizens are voting in U.S. elections. On Wednesday, the nonpartisan organization officially kicked off its campaign to secure Citizens-Only Voting Amendments (COVA) on eight state ballots this November. ![]()
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8 States Poised To Decide On Citizens-Only Voting Amendments
thefederalist.com
Eight states are poised to vote on Citizen Only Voting Amendments as advocates continue to highlight the threat of noncitizen voting.
"Some municipalities and counties across the country have granted noncitizens the right to vote in local elections, such as for mayor or school board. Election security advocates have expressed concerns about the ability of local governments to keep separate voting lists to prevent them from also voting for statewide and federal offices."![]()
State Lawmakers Expect Big Wins on Referendums on Citizen-Only Voting
www.dailysignal.com
Two battleground states are among the eight that will consider citizen-only voting ballot measures that are popular with voters.