HJRES-107 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the right to vote to citizens

YourVoice.Now Summary

Civil Liberties

Would make citizens-only voting part of the Constitution — the real change lands in a few local elections.

Civil Liberties

Voting access for non-citizens — barred in every U.S. election

The amendment would put a citizens-only voting rule in the Constitution. It would cover races for any public office, plus ballot measures and referendums.

Local rules letting non-citizens vote — all would end

A small number of towns and cities now let some non-citizens vote in local races, such as school board seats. Those local rules could no longer stand.

State and local control over voting — Congress could enforce the rule

Section 2 lets Congress pass laws to enforce the citizens-only rule. States and towns normally set the rules for their own elections.

More about this bill

If you are a U.S. citizen, your right to vote would not change. This proposed amendment to the Constitution would bar anyone who is not a citizen from voting in the United States. That covers races for federal, state, and local office. It also covers ballot measures and referendums. Nothing would change soon, and it may never change. Two-thirds of the House and Senate must first agree. Then 38 states — three-fourths of them — must ratify it, meaning formally approve it, within seven years. Federal law already bars non-citizens from voting for president or Congress. Every state limits its own elections to citizens too. The real change would be local. Today a small number of towns and cities let some non-citizens vote in local races. Most are in Maryland and Vermont, plus Washington, D.C. Those local rules would end. Congress could also pass laws to enforce the rule.

Congressional Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to restrict the right to vote in all elections — federal, state, and local — exclusively to U.S. citizens.

Legislative Subjects

Constitutional amendmentVoting rightsCitizenshipElectionsNon-citizen voting

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber
Status: summarized
Action
Action Date: 2025-07-16
Date Added: 2026-03-31
Source: Congress.gov →

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