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House approves stiffer penalty and sends constitutional amendment on citizen-only voting to the ballot
Summary
Lawmakers voted to increase penalties for illegal voting by noncitizens (Senate Bill 68) and to place a constitutional amendment clarifying that only U.S. citizens may vote before voters (SJR 503). An amendment to further raise the penalty failed on the floor.
The House approved two measures addressing noncitizen voting and election eligibility. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 68, which raises the penalty for voting as a noncitizen, and voted to send Senate Joint Resolution 503, a constitutional amendment clarifying that only United States citizens are eligible to vote, to the ballot.
Senate Bill 68 drew floor amendments. Representative Manhart moved an amendment (68H) to raise the penalty for voting as a…
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