“Despite all of the other issues and all of the many candidates, one thing is clear:  Regardless of party, gender and race, Americans want only U.S. citizens to be allowed to legally vote in American elections.”

— Jack Tomczak, vice president of outreach for Americans for Citizen Voting

(from the November 3, 2026 LegalNewsline.com article, “West Virginia passes citizens-only voting amendment”)

West Virginia has joined the growing number of states that require U.S. citizenship to vote in its elections.

With 60 percent of the vote at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Amendment 1 had a 78-22 edge among voters. The state constitutional amendment only needed a simple majority to pass.

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