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Sponsor asks voters to prohibit noncitizen voting; proponents point to other states, opponents not present
Summary
Representative David Ray introduced HJR 1018 to amend Arkansas' constitution to restrict voting in state and local elections to U.S. citizens only. Sponsor and research witness argued some state/local governments elsewhere have allowed noncitizen voting and cited court rulings; committee took no vote.
Representative David Ray presented House Joint Resolution 1018, a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit eligibility to vote in Arkansas to United States citizens only. Ray said the change would close any statutory or home-rule loopholes that would allow municipalities to enfranchise noncitizen residents in local elections.
Becky Arps, director of research for Americans…
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