National
Average 45.6% of Democrat, And All Republican Lawmakers Voted To Place Citizen-Only Question On Ballots
(From the July 19, 2024 Ballotpedia article, “An average of 45.6% of Democratic legislators, all Republican legislators, backed placing noncitizen voting bans on state ballots”)
Bans on noncitizen voting at the state level have become more frequent since 2018. Voters in six states approved ballot measures banning noncitizen voting from 2018 to 2022, and a record eight such measures are on the ballot this year. Republicans in the U.S. House, with support from five Democratic members, recently passed a federal ban on noncitizen voting—the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—221-198.
The source of support is different at the state level.
Looking at all 11 noncitizen voting ban measures that legislatures put on state ballots, 100% of Republican legislators voted to place them on the ballot, save for those who were either absent or did not vote. An average of 45.6% of Democratic legislators voted in favor of these measures.
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