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West Virginia Prohibit Noncitizen Voting Amendment (2024)
| West Virginia Prohibit Noncitizen Voting Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Suffrage | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The West Virginia Prohibit Noncitizen Voting Amendment was not on the ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
This amendment would have prohibited noncitizens from voting in any election held in the state.
Text of measure
The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the West Virginia Constitution
- See also: Amending the West Virginia Constitution
A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the West Virginia State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 67 votes in the West Virginia House of Representatives and 23 votes in the West Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Amendment in the state Legislature
The amendment was introduced to the West Virginia House of Delegates on January 3, 2024, as West Virginia House Joint Resolution 21. On February 6, 2024, the measure passed by 96-4.
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State of West Virginia Charleston (capital) |
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