“This proposed amendment would ensure that no future Legislature could just simply change the election law with only a bill. It also gives us greater authority to enforce the law we currently have in place.”

—Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, a naturalized U.S. citizen

(from the September 15, 2026 West Virginia Watch article “WV voters will decide on proposed citizen-only voting constitutional amendment in November”)

West Virginia state code prohibits people who are not United States citizens from voting in elections. A measure on the ballot in the November election would take the prohibition further by adding it to the constitution.

Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, a naturalized U.S. citizen and the lead sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 9, which put the measure on the ballot, told reporters Tuesday citizen-only voting is a very important issue.

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