In October, Idaho state Rep. Kevin Andrus, R-Lava Hot Springs, told the Idaho Capital Sun he proposed the amendment to make sure that Idaho law is clear: Noncitizens can’t vote in government elections.
(from the November 6 Idaho Capitol Sun article “Idaho constitutional amendment to ban noncitizen voting passes”)
Idaho voters approved a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution to ban noncitizens from voting in Idaho elections.
The Associated Press declared the amendment passed at 12:49 a.m. Wednesday.
Unofficial election results from the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office at 10:49 a.m. Wednesday showed 64.9% of Idaho voters supported the constitutional amendment — proposed by the Idaho Legislature this year — with 565,295 votes, while 35.1% of voters opposed it, with 305,153 votes. Forty-two of Idaho’s 44 counties were fully reporting election results by then.
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