“Requiring voters to be U.S. citizens ensures that the people making decisions about our government are those who are permanent members of our nation and communities.”

— Mark Maynard (R-Wayne)

(from the March 14, 2026, LegalNewsline.com article “Citizen-only voting passes, will appear on fall ballot”)

On March 14, the final day of the session, the Senate approved the amended version with a 34-0 vote. Resolutions proposing amendments to the state Constitution are adopted by two-thirds of the members of both houses and go directly to the voters, bypassing the governor’s signature.

That means the issue will be on the this fall’s general election ballot. It should appear as Amendent 1 and will be called the Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment.

Read the entire article here.