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Citizen Voters, Inc.
| Citizen Voters, Inc. | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | John Loudon |
| Year founded: | 2018 |
| Website: | Official website |
Citizen Voters, Inc. was a 501(c)(4) organization based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, that advocated for measures amending state constitutions to require U.S. citizenship in order to vote.
As of August 2025, Citizen Voters' website had been taken down and the group's social media accounts had been inactive since the 2020 election cycle.[1] As of 2025, the group was not on the Internal Revenue Service's list of active nonprofit groups.[2]
Background
Citizen Voters, Inc. was founded as a nonprofit organization on November 30, 2018. [3] John Loudon, a former Republican state legislator, was the national chairman of the group. Loudon served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000 and in the Missouri State Senate from 2000 to 2008.[4]
Citizen Voters, Inc. supported measures across the country to amend state constitutions to specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in elections. John Loudon said these amendments are needed across the nation because "surprisingly, the U.S. Constitution and every state constitution, with the exception of Arizona and North Dakota, does not specifically require citizenship to vote. Each of these state constitutions say nearly the same thing: 'Every citizen shall be an elector...' This inclusive language tells us who can vote, but not who can’t vote."[5]
Work and activities
Ballot measure activity
Ballotpedia followed Citizen Voters, Inc.'s political activity regarding ballot measures. Citizen Voters, Inc. supported measures across the country to amend state constitutions to specify that only U.S. citizens may vote in elections. Generally, most state constitutions state that "every citizen may vote," but Citizen Voters, Inc. sought to change the language to state that "only citizens may vote."
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Citizen Voters Inc.'s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Citizen Voters, Inc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Florida Amendment 1, Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative | 2020 | Supported |  Approved
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| Alabama Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment | 2020 | Supported | Approved
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| Colorado Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative | 2020 | Supported | Approved
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| North Dakota Measure 2, Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment Initiative | 2018 | Supported | Approved
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Florida Amendment 1, 2020
Florida Citizen Voters and Citizen Voters, Inc. supported Florida Amendment 1, which was certified to appear on the 2020 ballot in Florida. Citizen Voters, Inc. had given Florida Citizen Voters $8.3 million in cash and in-kind contributions.
Colorado Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative, 2020
Colorado Citizen Voters and Citizen Voters, Inc. supported the Colorado Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative, which was certified to appear on the 2020 ballot in Colorado. Citizen Voters, Inc. gave Colorado Citizen Voters $1.4 million in cash and in-kind contributions.
Alabama Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment, 2020
The Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment was on the 2020 ballot in Alabama.[6] Joshua Jones of Citizen Voters said, "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."[7]
North Dakota Measure 2, 2018
Voters in North Dakota decided on a constitutional amendment to limit voting to U.S. citizens, Measure 2, in 2018. The measure amended the North Dakota Constitution to state that “only a citizen” rather than "every citizen" of the U.S. can vote in federal, state, and local elections. Measure 2 was approved by a vote of 66% to 34%. Gary Emineth, Republican candidate for District 35 of the North Dakota State Senate, sponsored the initiative. Emineth was also the chairman of North Dakotans for Citizen Voting, the group that led the campaign in support of Measure 2. Citizen Voters, Inc. listed North Dakota as one of the group's successes.[6]
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Recent news
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- Florida Amendment 1, Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative (2020)
- Alabama Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Measure (2020)
- Colorado Amendment 76, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Initiative (2020)
- North Dakota Measure 2, Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment Initiative (2018)
External links
- Citizen Voters website
- Citizen Voters Facebook page
- Citizen Voters on Guidestar.org
- Florida Division of Corporations: Citizen Voters, Inc.
Footnotes
- ↑ '"Facebook , "Citizen Voters," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service , "Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ Florida Department of State Division of Corporations, "CITIZEN VOTERS, INC.," accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ Vote Smart, "John William Loudon," accessed December 10, 2019
- ↑ Sun-Sentinel, "It's time voting be constitutionally limited to U.S. citizens," accessed December 10, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Citizen Voters, Inc., "Our successes," accessed December 10, 2019
- ↑ Alabama Political Reporter, "Constitutional amendment would limit voting rights to citizens," accessed May 31, 2019
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