West Virginia Amendment 1: Citizenship wording for voting
West Virginia · Constitutional amendment · Elections · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would expressly limit voting to U.S. citizens who are also West Virginia citizens, adding the federal citizenship requirement to the constitution.
What applies now
State election law already requires U.S. citizenship to register. The constitution currently refers to citizens of the state.
If yes / for
Add the explicit U.S.-citizenship requirement.
If no / against
Keep the current constitutional wording and statutory citizenship requirement.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Upon ratification, according to the secretary of state.
Passage rule
A majority vote on the amendment.