Louisiana voters on Dec. 10 approved a number of state constitutional amendments, including one that bans non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections.
All three amendments, which also include requiring the state Senate to approve the governor’s appointments to the Civil Service Commission and Senate confirmation of State Police Commission members, received 73 percent of voters’ support.
USA Today called the election.
Specifically, the first amendment asked voters: “Do you support an amendment to provide that no person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to register and vote in this state?”
The approved amendment will now add the following language to the Louisiana Constitution to make it clearer who can and cannot vote: “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to register and vote in this state.”…