Kansas Constitutional Amendment — Citizenship requirement for voting (Qualifications of electors)

What it does

“Explanatory statement. This amendment would clarify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in this state. “A vote for this proposition would clarify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in this state. “A vote against this proposition would make no change to the constitution of the state of Kansas, and the language concerning voter qualifications would remain the same.” Shall the following be adopted? “§ 1. Qualifications of electors. [Every] (a) No person shall be deemed a qualified elector unless such person: (1) Is a citizen of the United States [who]; (2) has attained the age of eighteen years; and [who] (3) except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), resides in the voting area in which [he or she] such person seeks to vote [shall be deemed a qualified elector]. (b) Laws of this state relating to voting for presidential electors and candidates for the office of president and vice-president of the United States shall comply with the laws of the United States relating thereto. A citizen of the United States, who is otherwise qualified to vote in Kansas for presidential electors and candidates for the offices of president and vice-president of the United States may vote for such officers either in person or by absentee ballot notwithstanding the fact that such person may have become a nonresident of this state if [his or her] such person’s removal from this state occurs during a period in accordance with federal law next preceding such election. (c) A person who is otherwise a qualified elector may vote in the voting area of [his or her] such person’s former residence either in person or by absentee ballot notwithstanding the fact that such person may have become a nonresident of such voting area during a period prescribed by law next preceding the election at which [he or she] such person seeks to vote, if [his] such person’s new residence is in another voting area in the state of Kansas.”

A YES vote means

A yes vote amends the Kansas Constitution to state that only a United States citizen is eligible to vote in Kansas.

A NO vote means

A no vote leaves the constitution's voter-qualification language unchanged.

Needed to pass

A simple majority

Put on the ballot by

the Legislature

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