OKLAHOMA (KOAM) – Oklahomans will vote on State Question 834; whether or not to amend the Oklahoma state constitution.
The proposed amendment to the state constitution seeks to clarify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote. The measure aims to amend Section 1 of Article 3 of the Oklahoma Constitution, stating that “only citizens of the United States are qualified to vote in this state.”
The current wording on the Oklahoma state constitution is as follows:
“Subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may prescribe, all citizens of the United States, over the age of eighteen (18) years, who are bona fide residents of this state, are qualified electors of this state.”
The joint resolution has garnered support from a wide array of lawmakers in both the Oklahoma Senate and House.
Immigration and border security have emerged as top concerns for voters.
Missouri will vote on a similar question this November, as debates over immigration, citizenship, and voting rights intensify nationwide. Recently, two undocumented immigrants from Honduras were arrested in Missouri in connection with a murder in Jasper County and the violent assault of multiple women in the Kansas City area.