A referendum on your ballot this November affirms that non-U.S. citizens are not allowed to vote in elections, though support for the measure falls along party lines. The referendum language reads as follows:  "Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of Article III of the constitution, which deals with suffrage, be amended to provide that only a United States citizen age 18 or older who resides in an election district may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum?" A yes vote, largely supported by Republicans, would support amending the constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens who are 18 or older and reside in an election district can vote. A no-vote, primarily defended by Democrats, would keep the Constitution as is, which dictates that every U.S. citizen has the right to vote. In support of the yes vote, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairperson Brian Schmming told WEAU-TV that in some states, non-citizens are allowed to vote in local elections. "It puts the bottom line in, if you're going to vote in U.S. elections or state elections, you have to be a citizen of this country," he said. Common Cause Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck says non-citizen voting is essentially a non-issue in Wisconsin, and he fears it could lead to more changes.

This will be the third time this year that voters statewide have had to weigh in on a referendum question on the ballot, having voted on four separate questions during that span.