• "'What I’m doing is I’m trying to plug a gap that I see that could possibly occur that could create chasms in our system, and I want to avoid that as much as possible.'"... "Ardoin said its current language is confusing because some could interpret the phrase 'citizen of the state' to mean 'resident of the state.' Because a foreign citizen can be a Louisiana resident, someone could argue that the state constitution allows non-citizens to vote in local elections in Louisiana." Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin

• "Some municipalities in other states have allowed non-U.S. citizens to vote in their local elections. This amendment closes a possible loophole and adds clarity in the Louisiana Constitution, preventing a local governing authority in the state from trying to change the rules to allow people who aren’t United States citizens to register to vote and cast ballots." PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, Public Affairs Research Council Of Louisiana. 

• "...the amendment is needed to prevent towns and cities in Louisiana from doing what New York City did last year. A law was passed there that gave all residents, regardless of citizenship, the ability to vote in municipal elections." State Rep, Debbie Villio via Louisiana Illuminator

• "Louisiana’s election code already requires people to attest their U.S. citizenship when they register, and there is no evidence that non-citizens are voting in state and local elections. So this amendment would have no practical effect. But non-citizens pay taxes and are affected by political decisions just like citizens, and some local jurisdictions, including the District of Columbia, are considering granting them voting rights in local elections. This amendment would preclude the state, or any local authorities, from granting such rights to non-citizens who live, work and pay taxes in Louisiana." Voter Guide to 2022 Constitutional Amendments, Louisiana Budget Project

• "The amendment is unnecessary because Louisiana doesn’t allow people who aren’t United States citizens to vote in state elections, requiring those who register to vote to attest that they are citizens. No local governing authority in the state has tried to let non-U.S. citizens register to vote. Only the Louisiana Legislature can write voting laws, so municipalities don’t have the ability to change the rules to allow people who aren’t citizens to vote." PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, Public Affairs Research Council Of Louisiana

• "Rep. Royce Duplessis...said he agreed with the substance of the bill that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote, but he said he was worried the ballot measure would create a false narrative that non-citizens are voting in Louisiana." ... “'The problem with a ballot measure like this… is that it’s going to lead to further division and further skepticism being fed around the election integrity process...'”  Representative Royce Duplessis (D-New Orleans) via Louisiana IIlluminator
  

• "It is impossible to be a Louisiana citizen and not be a citizen of the United States." Former State Rep. Woody Jenkins (R)
  

• "Rep. Candace Newell...asked Villio to consider a statutory proposal instead of a constitutional amendment in an effort to contain most of the debate within the Legislature." State Rep. Candace Newell (D) via Louisiana Illuminator
  

• The Louisiana Proposed Amendment #1 the  Citizen Requirement for Voting Measure , is on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on December 10, 2022. No Committee in SUPPORT of Amendment #1 can be found in the Louisiana Secretary of State database.

• The Louisiana Proposed Amendment #1 the  Citizen Requirement for Voting Measure , is on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on December 10, 2022. No Committee in OPPOSITION of Amendment #1 can be found in the Louisiana Secretary of State database.

"The good ballot measures include...Ohio Issue 2, which would amend the state’s constitution to specify that only citizens can vote in state and local elections and no local government can authorize aliens to vote in local elections. Louisiana has a similar Proposed Amendment 1 on its Dec. 10 general election ballot that would ban all aliens from registering or voting in the state." Hans Von Spakovsky, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Election-Related Referenda on State Ballots, The Heritage Foundation

The following quote and source are neither for nor against Constitutional Amendment #1;

• "Louisiana: A 'yes' vote on Amendment 1 would change the state constitution to ensure that only citizens of the United States can register and vote in the state. Although federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, several municipalities scattered around the country allow people who aren’t US citizens to vote on local issues." Fredreka Schouten. “Ballot Measures in at Least Eight States Will Set Ground Rules for Future Elections | CNN Politics.” CNN. Cable News Network, October 18, 2022. https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/ballot-measures-future-elections-ctzn/index.html. 
  

The following quote and source are neither for nor against Constitutional Amendment #1:

• "A vote for would ban people who aren’t United States citizens from registering to vote or casting ballots in Louisiana elections." PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, Public Affairs Research Council Of Louisiana

The following quote and source are neither for nor against Constitutional Amendment #1:

• "A vote against would keep current language governing voting rights, which requires a person to be a Louisiana citizen to register to vote or cast ballots in elections." PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, Public Affairs Research Council Of Louisiana

The following quote and source are neither for nor against Constitutional Amendment #1. The article discusses views on related legislation. 

• "More than 800,000 people in New York City gained the right to vote with the enactment of a new law allowing legal noncitizens to participate in municipal elections. The law represents one of the biggest single expansions of voting rights in recent years, as well as an enormous victory for immigrants in the nation’s largest city. ...few prominent Democrats seem interested in discussing New York City’s law at all...Democrats often applaud efforts such as the expansion of mail balloting in blue states and allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Their silence on New York City’s immigrant-voting law...likely reflects an ambivalence by the city’s own leadership and national advocates for immigration reform about both the political wisdom of the policy and its constitutionality."  Berman, Russell. The Voting-Rights Debate Democrats Don't Want to Have, The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, January 25, 2022