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November 3, 2026 On the 2026 Ballot

West Virginia SJR 9 — Citizens-Only Voting Amendment (Nov 2026)

Statewide — All West Virginia Voters

What The Amendment Does

How It Got On The Ballot

Who Supports This

Who Opposes This

RESOLUTE Citizen Analysis

This one passed without a single 'no' vote, which tells you it isn't a partisan brawl in West Virginia. No state law there lets noncitizens vote today, so this is a lock on a door nobody has yet tried to open — a preventive measure that writes the existing practice into the constitution where a future legislature or city council can't quietly change it. If you think the franchise belongs to citizens and should be settled at the constitutional level, this is a straightforward yes. If you'd rather not amend the constitution to fix a problem the state isn't actually having, that's the honest counter. Either way, it changes little in practice today.

"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."

— Proverbs 22:28 (KJV)

Sources & Resources

Ballotpedia News — West Virginia becomes the fourth state to put a citizenship voting requirement amendment on the 2026 ballot (Mar 19, 2026)Ballotpedia News — West Virginia legislators place citizenship requirement for voting on the ballot, enact 10 other election bills (Apr 23, 2026)Legal Newsline / West Virginia Record — Citizen-only voting passes, will appear on fall ballot