Voters in Kentucky have passed Constitutional Amendment 1 , which prohibits anyone who is not a U.S. citizen from being allowed to vote in the Commonwealth.
While federal law already makes it a criminal offense for non-citizens to vote in presidential elections and Kentucky requires registered voters to be citizens who have lived in the state for at least 28 days before Election Day, Amendment 1 was placed on the ballot to ensure the Kentucky Constitution explicitly states that non-citizens are not allowed to vote.
Specifically, this line will be added now that Amendment 1 has passed: “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to vote in this state.”
Kentucky Secretary of State Amendment 1 had overwhelming support from the GOP, while others noted that the language felt redundant due to state and federal voting requirements…