The law takes effect on May 6, before the state’s June 23 primary.
Under both the South Dakota and Utah laws, voters in the states who do not provide proof of citizenship may still be eligible to vote in federal elections, though they will be barred from casting ballots in state or local contests.
Utah’s state election office stated earlier this year that after months of reviewing its voter rolls, the state had not confirmed any instances of non-citizens voting.
On the ballot in November: Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota (again), and West Virginia
Measures will be on the ballot in several states on November 3 that would amend the states’ constitutions or laws to include language barring non-citizens from voting.
In Arkansas, an amendment to the state constitution would specify that “only a citizen of the United States meeting the qualifications of an elector” can vote in elections in the state and that “a person who does not meet the qualifications of an elector under this section shall not be permitted to vote in any state or local election held in this state.”
