“There is broad agreement that only U.S. citizens should vote in West Virginia elections. This is a straightforward, commonsense issue. The people of West Virginia now have the opportunity to enshrine citizens-only voting in their Constitution. Only American citizens should vote in West Virginia’s elections. Nearly 80 percent of Americans agree that voting should be limited to U.S. citizens. This is commonsense, it’s popular and it’s strengthens trust in our elections and our Republic.” - Charlie Kolean, State Director, Americans for Citizen Voting 

“West Virginia already has in code that only citizens can vote in elections, but that isn’t enough. That’s law. Law can change, as we know. Every legislative session we have, we can change law. This proposed amendment would ensure that no future Legislature could just simply change the election law with only a bill. It also gives us greater authority to enforce the law we currently have in place.” - Patricia Rucker, State Senator

"The League of Women Voters of West Virginia urges voters to vote AGAINST Amendment No. 1 on your 2026 ballot. Amendment One would add a ban on non-citizen voting to our state constitution. Yet, non-citizens are already prohibited from voting under West Virginia and federal law. This statutory framework, along with other existing electoral safeguards, ensure that only eligible citizens vote in our elections. The amendment is unnecessary and serves dubious purposes." - League of Women Voters of West Virginia 

“This unnecessary amendment perpetuates long-debunked conspiracy theories and scapegoats our immigrant neighbors to sow mistrust in our election results. West Virginia’s election process already includes strong safeguards to ensure only eligible citizens vote. Despite these safeguards, some politicians continue to spread falsehoods to undermine trust in our elections and justify restrictive voting policies that do more harm than good by disenfranchising eligible voters.” - Julie Archer, West Virginia Citizen Action Group   

WEST VIRGINIA CITIZENSHIP VOTING REQUIREMENT AMENDMENT (2026)

This question is on the ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026. As of October 29, 2026, no committee to support the amendment has been identified. Thus, there is no record of funds raised to support the amendment.

WEST VIRGINIA CITIZENSHIP VOTING REQUIREMENT AMENDMENT (2026)

This question is on the ballot in West Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026. As of October 29, 2026, no committee to oppose the amendment has been identified. Thus, there is no record of funds raised to oppose the amendment.