Rep. Tenney Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Ban Non-Citizen Voting in All U.S. Elections
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary for review. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time. The bill is considered active but is not currently moving forward.
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- This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would ban anyone who is not a U.S. citizen from voting in any election in the country, including federal, state, and local races, as well as ballot initiatives and referendums.
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“An individual may not vote in any election for public office held in the United States, including any election for Federal, State, or local office, or vote on any ballot initiative or referendum held in the United States, unless the individual is a citizen of the United States.”
View in full text - Federal law already prohibits non-citizens from voting in federal elections. The key change here is that this amendment would also prevent cities and states from choosing to let non-citizens vote in their own local elections, which a small number of places currently allow.
- The amendment gives Congress the authority to pass additional laws to enforce the citizenship voting requirement.
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“The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
View in full text - Amending the Constitution is an extremely high bar. This resolution requires two-thirds support in both the House and Senate, and then three-fourths of state legislatures (38 states) must ratify it within seven years.
From policy text
“which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification”
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.
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