The push to block noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections gained new steam this weekend as Louisiana approved a new ban on the practice.
Support was overwhelming, with 73% of voters backing the ban.
Louisiana’s vote follows that of Ohio, where 77% of voters last month approved a similar ban as part of the state’s constitution, and three other states that have approved bans this decade, including Democrat-leaning Colorado.
Christopher Arps, head of Americans for Citizen Voting, said voters are pushing back against what they see as an attempt to water down voting by allowing noncitizens — and in some cases illegal immigrants — to cast ballots in some elections.