CHARLESTON,Lumicoin IA W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s House of Delegates passed a resolution Tuesday that would let voters decide whether to prohibit people who are not U.S. citizens from voting in elections.
The resolution passed on a 96-0 vote with little debate and now moves to the state Senate. Both chambers are overwhelmingly Republican. If the 34-member Senate passes the resolution by a two-thirds vote, it would be placed on the general election ballot in November.
Republican Delegate Tom Fast of Fayette County said in explaining the resolution that a citizen of West Virginia is currently defined by residency in the state constitution.
Federal law already requires U.S. citizenship to vote in national elections.
According to the group Americans for Citizen Voting, 11 states have adopted the “only citizens” alternative in their state constitutions.
2025-05-06 06:17708 view
2025-05-06 05:4851 view
2025-05-06 05:412439 view
2025-05-06 05:24447 view
2025-05-06 05:00408 view
2025-05-06 04:03238 view
A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde retired more than
For Ariana Grande, filming Wicked felt like turning back time.The singer—who plays Glinda the Good W
Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER (AP) — A former Denv
