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/Municipality has laws allowing non-citizen voting |
Current news on citizen voting
“We have the lowest level of public trust and confidence in our elections that we have ever seen. All the polling shows that, and that is something that Democrats and Republicans should see as a democracy issue, not a partisan issue,” ![]()
— California Assemblyman Carl DeMaio
California lawmaker announces ballot initiative campaign after voter ID bill fails
www.latimes.com
A bill that would have required voter ID and proof of citizenship in California was killed in a subcommittee Wednesday. The lawmaker will instead push for a ballot initiative, he said.
ARTICLE: The constitutional amendment will be presented to voters on Nov. 3, 2026, during the General Election. The vote may occur earlier if a special election is approved by the Kansas Legislature specifically for the amendment.![]()
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Supporters of the bill, such as the Americans for Citizen Voting and Opportunity Solutions Project (OSP), argued the resolution would ensure that only U.S. citizens will be taking part in state elections.
Lawmakers approve change to the Kansas Constitution over voting rights
www.ksnt.com
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers in the Kansas Legislature have approved of a constitutional amendment regarding who has the right to participate in the state’s elections. Now, the question wi...
BREAKING: With a bipartisan vote of 82 for, only 6 against, and 3 "present," the Arkansas House has passed HJR 1018, the Citizen Only Voting Amendment Resolution. The bill will now go before committee in the Senate and, if it passes, on to the Senate floor before the legislature adjourns on April 16th.
It appears that there are similar Citizen Only Voting conversations occurring in Canada.![]()
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"Although we became permanent residents in 1972, I did not become a citizen until 1978 and my husband not until 1992. Neither of us ever expected to be able to vote, although we had Canadian-born children, owned a home and worked in Canada. Until we became citizens, we had not fully committed to Canada and, as such, did not presume that we had a right to participate in its governance." — Cindy Swoveland![]()
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"During the six years I served as a citizenship judge, I presided to welcome thousands of 'Canadians in waiting' to Canadian citizenship...I often asked applicants why they wanted to have Canadian citizenship. Regularly the reply was, 'So I can vote,' with a description of their experience in countries where there is only one candidate, and a variety of flaws and then declare, 'in Canada my vote is secret! I don’t have to tell anyone! It is my vote!'" — Gerald W. Pash, former citizenship judge
Letters April 3: Only citizens deserve to vote; election sign vandalism
www.timescolonist.com
Readers’ letters, Victoria Times Colonist, April 3, 2025