The Sconi

A supermajority of Wisconsin voters support a November ballot referendum to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in Wisconsin elections. 

That’s according to a poll of Wisconsin voters released in July by American Greatness.

The measure to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to require voters participating in school, local, state and federal elections to be U.S. citizens will be on the General Election ballot this November.

76% of Wisconsin voters polled said they support the amendment, with 63% of those saying they “strongly support it.” Only 18% of voters oppose it.

Currently, the Wisconsin Constitution states that “Every United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district” is a qualified voter – whereas the proposed amendment suggests that language be replaced with “Only a United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident” is a qualified voter.

The U.S. House in July passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the SAVE Act, which would require individuals to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and bar illegal aliens from voting. 

The U.S. House passed the SAVE Act on a vote of 221-198, with not a single Democrat voting in favor of the bill. 

Wisconsin Republican U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald (R–WI-5), Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6), Bryan Steil (R-WI-1), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI-7), and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3) all voted for the legislation. 

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2) voted against the bill, while Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) abstained from voting. 

Wisconsin State Sen. Julian Bradley (R-28), who sponsored the Wisconsin citizens-only voting amendment in the state legislature, said it was “unbelievable” that no Democrats voted for the bill and that his “constitutional amendment to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in Wisconsin elections will be on the ballot this November.”

In 2024, eight other states besides Wisconsin are voting on ballot measures which address citizenship requirements for voting, including North Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Carolina, Idaho, Iowa and Kentucky.