The Wisconsin State Legislature took the final vote on Nov. 9 to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 2024 ballot that would add language to the state constitution to provide that only U.S. citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, local, or school elections. Currently, the constitution says, “Every United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district.”
Seven other states—Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Ohio—have similar language in their respective state constitutions. The average ‘yes’ vote for the amendments was 72.6%.
In Wisconsin, the state legislature is required to approve an amendment by a simple majority vote in two successive sessions for the amendment to appear on the ballot.
