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Kansas · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Constitutional Amendment: what your vote means

Citizenship requirement to vote. On every Kansas ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.

Constitutional Amendment · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

Citizenship requirement to vote

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

Explanatory statement. This amendment would clarify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in this state. A vote for this proposition would clarify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in this state. A vote against this proposition would make no change to the constitution of the state of Kansas, and the language concerning voter qualifications would remain the same. Shall the following be adopted?

Explanatory statement and question as printed on the official ballot published by the Kansas Secretary of State.

A YES vote means:

The constitution would state that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in Kansas.

A NO vote means:

The constitution’s language on voter qualifications would remain the same.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: Kansas voters and election officials.
  • Wording change: Article 5, Section 1 would say “No person shall be deemed a qualified elector unless such person” is a U.S. citizen, is 18 or older, and meets residency rules.
  • Unchanged: the rules on voting for President after moving, and voting in a former voting area.
  • Fiscal impact: No official fiscal statement is published for this amendment.

Who supports it and who opposes it

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Who supports it

Who opposes it

Official sources

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