West Virginia voters will decide on November 3, 2026, whether to ratify a legislatively referred constitutional amendment explicitly limiting voting rights to U.S. citizens who are also state residents. The measure, designated Amendment 1 and advanced unanimously by the legislature as Senate Joint Resolution 9, addresses a gap between existing state election code and the constitution’s current wording, which refers only to “citizens of the state.” Republican lawmakers and the state party have organized a “Yes on 1” campaign framing the change as a safeguard for election integrity. With no organized opposition reported and the state’s recent history of approving similar election-related amendments, trader consensus reflects the measure’s strong structural and political advantages heading into the general election.