“I think that being on a jury pool is very important. You have to be an American citizen to be on a jury anywhere in America. Does it not make sense that a more precious right, the right to vote, should require American citizens only to be able to exercise that right to vote?”

— Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State

(from the September 6, 2024 article, “Eight States Poised To Decide On Citizens-Only Voting Amendments”)

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.

Polling shows the vast majority of Americans agree with that sentiment, particularly in the wake of an absolute invasion of the U.S. border by millions of illegal immigrants under the borderless policies of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Most state constitutions declare that “every” U.S. citizen aged 18 and older is eligible to vote. According to Ballotpedia, 43 states do not specifically prohibit noncitizens from voting, although no state constitutions explicitly allow foreign nationals to vote in elections.

Noncitizens are allowed to vote in 17 cities in three states and the District of Columbia. Maryland boasts 11 of the cities granting voting rights to foreign nationals, with San Francisco and Oakland and three cities in Vermont doing the same.

Read the full article here.