Voters in Kentucky voted to pass the so-called “citizenship requirement,” or Amendment 1, on Tuesday.
The amendment will change the state’s Constitution to say that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections in the state, according to Ballotpedia. This also includes elections for school trustees and local school board elections.
Noncitizens already are not allowed to vote or register to vote in state or local elections. To vote in Kentucky elections, individuals must be U.S. citizens and have resided in Kentucky at least 28 days before Election Day. In addition, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton, made it a criminal offense for a noncitizen to vote in a presidential election.