Did 70% of Wisconsin voters just delete their own constitutional guarantee to be eligible to vote?
Did 70% of Wisconsin voters just delete their own constitutional guarantee to be eligible to vote?
Wisconsin voters have passed a constitutional amendment that explicitly bars noncitizens from voting.
Article III Section 1 of the Wisconsin Constitution currently reads, "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."
After Tuesday's vote, the article will now read, "Only a 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."
Doesn't this change the meaning of the statement so much that it's no longer true that every citizen of age who is a resident is eligible to vote? Can this new language be interpreted by courts and lawmakers such that anyone can be disenfranchised if such malicious laws can be passed in the state?
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A qualified elector is a different thing than a voter. Electors are those that are selected by the parties to travel and participate in the Electoral College. The voters determine which set of electors get selected.
In the context of these definitions, I think "qualified elector" just means a voter.
Interesting, if that's what it means in this context it would be a big relief. But that isn't what any of the reporting from either side is indicating.