A measure requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections remains stuck in the Senate, but similar efforts will be on the ballot this November in eight states.
States set to vote on whether to amend their constitutions to prevent noncitizens from voting are Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
In previous election cycles, such amendments to state constitutions passed overwhelmingly.
The House last month passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, which would require that states obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship from someone before he or she may register to vote. The bill would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, known as the “motor voter law.”
The Democrat-controlled Senate, however, is unlikely to take up the House bill.
In the states, the…
