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Americans for Citizen Voting

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Wisconsin

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Type Title Description Result Yes Votes No Votes
LRCA Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote
Approved

2,268,896 (70%)

951,178 (30%)

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Wisconsin State Director:
Will Martin

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Read here an Assessment on Non-Citizen Voting in Wisconsin by our Director of Research

State Constitution

Article III, Section 1 of the Wisconsin Constitution states:

“Only a United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district who may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum.”

Official Ballot Language

Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, which deals with suffrage, be amended to provide that only a United States citizen age 18 or older who resides in an election district may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum?”

Legislative Watch

SJR71: To renumber and amend section 1 of article III; and to create section 1 (1) of article III of the constitution; Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration).

Chamber Vote Date Yea Nay NV Abs Total Result Source View
House Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in 2023-11-09 60 34 5 0 99 Passed Link View
Senate Senate: Read a third time and adopted 2023-11-07 21 10 2 0 33 Passed Link View

SJR32: Amend the constitution from Every United States citizens to Only United States citizens

January 25, 2022 – Assembly received from the Senate

January 25, 2022 – Adopted in the Senate


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