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State Constitution
Article VI, Section 1 of the North Carolina Constitution states:
[EFFECTIVE until APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2024]
“Every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized, 18 years of age, and possessing the qualifications set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the State, except as herein otherwise provided.”
[EFFECTIVE upon APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2024]
“Only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and possessing the qualifications set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the State, except as herein otherwise provided.”
Proposed ballot language
“[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST
Constitutional amendment to provide that only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and otherwise possessing the qualifications for voting shall be entitled to vote at any election in this state.”
Polling
View the May 2024 North Carolina state poll
ACV-NC State Director Kevrick McKain testifies before Senate Re-Districting and Elections Committee
Legislative Watch
SB630: Constitutional Amendment/Citizens-Only Voting
| Chamber | Vote | Date | Yea | Nay | NV | Abs | Total | Result | Source | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Third Reading | 2024-06-27 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 50 | Passed | Link | View |
HB1074: Constitutional Amendment/Citizens-Only Voting
| Chamber | Vote | Date | Yea | Nay | NV | Abs | Total | Result | Source | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Third Reading | 2024-06-27 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 50 | Passed | Link | View |
| House | Third Reading | 2024-06-27 | 99 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 120 | Passed | Link | View |
North Carolina call to action
ACV President Christopher Arps on CNN
Election Integrity Starts with Citizen Only Voting
Ballot security is a hot topic right now but the efforts to secure our ballots will be nothing if non-citizens are allowed to legally vote.
Non-Citizen Voting is Coming to North Carolina
California, Illinois, Maryland, Vermont, and New York allow non-citizens to vote in local and school board elections. The movement to allow non-citizens to vote is alive and well. The Vermont legislature overrode the governor’s veto last summer and the New York City Council voted to let non-citizens vote in December of 2021. It is not a question of if the non-citizen voting movement will come to North Carolina but when.
You Can Stop Non-Citizen Voting
A constitutional amendment to clarify that only citizens of the United States are allowed to vote in any election would protect North Carolina’s election integrity. The constitutions of Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ohio allow only citizens to vote in those states.
A Non-Partisan Issue
Citizen Only Voting is one of the few non-partisan issues. According to polling, support in the general public is a little higher among Republicans but Democrats still favor Citizen Only Voting by a wide margin. But inside state legislatures this issue has become very partisan. However, the Iowa legislature recently passed Citizen Only Voting UNANIMOUSLY. Why is that? This November’s election results will show just how smart legislators in Iowa are when the anti citizen-only legislators in Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Wisconsin face the wrath of the voters.
Proposed Language
ARTICLE VI
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILTY TO OFFICE
Section 1. Who may vote.
Every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized, Only a citizen of the United States who is at least 18 years of age, and possessing the qualifications set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the State, except as herein otherwise provided.