LA AMENDMENT PROPOSAL #1- As of now 11 states allow non-US citizens to vote in some local elections. This Saturday Louisiana voters will get to decide as to whether non-U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote. State Constitutional Amendment 1 is getting a lot of attention as there’s some confusion as to why this amendment is even needed. Republican Kyle Ardoin is Louisiana’s Secretary of State and his office oversees elections – during an appearance yesterday on Baton Rouge Public Radio WRKF’s Talk Louisiana– he explained the purpose behind Amendment 1 is to address a loophole in the state constitution.
“The law says you have to be a Louisiana resident so does the Constitution but a Louisiana resident isn’t necessarily a United States citizen. So we wanted to make sure that we closed that loophole because if any local government decided to allow non-citizens to vote in our elections, in their elections locally; then that would really put our system at risk. Because we would have to redo our voter registration system and I think that would just obliterate it,” Ardoin said.
Ardoin also said he felt it would be unfair for someone who isn’t a U.S. Citizen to determine the future of local or state governments.
Two other amendments on the ballot are whether or not to allow Senate confirmation of Civil Service Commission Members and State Police Commission Members In-person voting for Louisiana takes place this Saturday December 10th.
