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 2025 or 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
The Texas House of Representatives passed the Citizen Only Voting Amendment (SJR37) Monday in a![]()
bi-partisan vote (102-14) that placed the constitutional amendment on the November 2025 election ballot.![]()
The resolution had passed the Senate in a bi-partisan vote (28-3) on April 1.
West Virginia made progress but one key measure has not yet been enacted: a Citizen Only Voting Amendment. Something so common sense and important should be a state constitutional amendment, decided by voters.
uspolitics.einnews.com
Charleston, W.Va. – It is now nearly one month since the 2025 legislative session concluded on April 12, which marked a significant step forward for the
“A bill that would amend the state constitution to ensure that only American citizens can vote in Texas elections is scheduled for a vote this week.”
Citizen-only voting measure up for vote this week in Texas legislature
setexasrecord.com
AUSTIN – A bill that would amend the state constitution to ensure that only American citizens can vote in Texas elections is scheduled for a vote this week.
“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...