Voters in several states are expected to approve constitutional amendments banning voting by non-citizens

Voters in eight states on Tuesday are expected to approve constitutional amendments that would explicitly ban non-citizens vote in elections.

The measure was approved by voters in Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Idaho, The Associated Press reported.

A 1996 U.S. law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, but Washington, D.C. and some municipalities in Maryland, Vermont, and California do allow them to vote in local elections.

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Similar changes have been made state constitutions in North Dakota, Florida, Colorado, Alabama, Ohio and Louisiana over the past six years after concerns that the language surrounding voter eligibility was not specific enough.

The wording in those states was then changed from ‘any citizen’ to ‘only a citizen’ can vote.

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Despite it being illegal for non-citizens to vote, several states have identified and removed ineligible people from the voter rolls in recent months.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin was sued by the DOJ in October after the state delisted 6,000 ineligible people after their citizenship could not be verified during a two-week grace period.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in August that more than 6,500 potential noncitizens have been removed from the state’s voter rolls since 2021.

Also in August, Ohio Secretary of State Frank La Rose said he had referred 138 apparent non-citizens for prosecution after it was determined they had voted in recent elections.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has said that 3,251 people previously identified by the federal government as noncitizens have been deactivated from the state’s voter registration lists.

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In October 73 lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland stating that they were “deeply concerned” about reports of non-citizens registering to vote and voting in federal elections, adding that the DOJ had not yet responded to the initial inquiry from lawmakers in July.

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The Associated Press and Morgan Phillips of Fox News contributed to this report.