Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Alabama General Election in Alabama.
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Get StartedAlabama’s constitution states, “Every citizen of the United States \[meeting certain requirements shall be able to vote]". This amendment would change this language in the state constitution to read, “Only a citizen of the United States \[meeting certain requirements shall be able to vote]".
A "YES" vote on this measure is a vote in support of amending the state constitution to grant the right to vote to “only” those U.S. citizens who meet requirements.
A "NO" vote on this measure is a vote in opposition to amending the state constitution, thereby the state constitution will continue to grant the right to vote to “every” U.S. citizen who meets the requirements.
"Most people don’t realize cities around the country are already opening municipal elections to non-citizen voters. This constitutional amendment will ensure that trend never comes to Alabama. \[The amendment's sponsors] are warriors for ballot security, the rule of law and ensuring voting remains a sacred and solemn duty of citizens only.", in support of Statewide Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"Without Amendment 1, the Alabama Constitution now says who can vote: every citizen. If voters approve Amendment 1, the Alabama Constitution would only identify a group who cannot vote. With Amendment 1, we, the citizens of the United States in Alabama, thus would lose the state constitutional protection of our voting rights.", in opposition to Statewide Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"Why would a local government’s deciding that non-citizens can vote for local school boards be a state constitutional problem? Isn't the good government practice to allow local control of local issues? And again, this issue does not even exist in Alabama.", in opposition to Statewide Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amend Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 177 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide that only a citizen of the United States has the right to vote. Proposed by Act 2019-330.
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