Secretary Raffensperger Applauds General Assembly for Acting on Non-Citizen Voting

Atlanta – Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is applauding the Georgia General Assembly for following his lead and taking concrete action to ensure only American citizens vote in Georgia’s elections.

On Tuesday, SR 4EX was introduced in the Georgia Senate, which would create a constitutional amendment stating that “no person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”

“I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution,” said Secretary Raffensperger. “I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”

Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizenship verification of its voter rolls. Since 2022, the Secretary of State’s Office has successfully conducted two citizenship audits of its voter rolls and is currently conducting its third. Using information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), Georgia identifies individuals who may be non-citizens based on documents previously provided to DDS. Georgia is 100% REAL ID-compliant, meaning that everyone who has a driver’s license or state identification card has verified their citizenship or legal immigration status with DDS.

Georgia then uses SAVE, or Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, a program offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to verify the citizenship status of individuals identified as potential non-citizens.

“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship,” said Secretary Raffensperger. “Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”

If SR 4EX passes, Georgia voters would vote on the amendment in November.