“Addressing this issue now will ensure votes are not diluted in the future. It’s best for the government to address this concern before it becomes a problem.”

— State Senator Julian Bradley (R-Franklin)

(From the November 6, 2024, Wisconsin Examiner article “Non-citizen voting constitutional amendment referendum passes”)

A ballot measure in Wisconsin asking to change one word in the state constitution to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in any local, state or federal elections has passed. The effort was the Republican Legislature’s fifth attempt to amend the state constitution this year.

The Associated Press called the outcome at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday. With about 72% of the ballots counted by 11 p.m., “yes” was leading with 70% of the vote to 30% in opposition.

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