Five States Approve Noncitizen Voting Bans With 60%-Plus Support as Supreme Court Weighs Arizona Case
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 5
Five States Approve Noncitizen Voting Bans With 60%-Plus Support as Supreme Court Weighs Arizona Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 5
Summary
Kansas, Alaska, Arkansas, South Dakota and West Virginia approved ballot measures barring noncitizens from voting, with each winning more than 60% support and extending or clarifying citizenship rules for state and local elections.
Federal law already bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections, but backers say the state measures strengthen enforcement as the Supreme Court prepares to hear whether Arizona can require documentary proof of citizenship and remove suspected noncitizens from voter rolls.
An 83% Gallup finding from 2024 — including 66% of Democrats — was cited by election-integrity advocates as evidence that proof-of-citizenship requirements have broad support after congressional Republicans failed to pass the SAVE America Act.
California and Arizona rejected related measures, with California's Proposition 39 losing 58.5% to 41.4%, underscoring that the broader fight now centers on whether states can verify citizenship and use federal databases to police existing voter rolls.