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Secretary of State Press Office214 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334Contact: 470-312-2803June 18, 2026Atlanta – 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.  Georgia is recognized as a national leader in elections. It was the first state in the country to implement the trifecta of automatic voter registration, at least 17 days of early voting (which has been called the “gold standard”), and no-excuse absentee voting. Georgia continues to set records for voter turnout and election participation, seeing the largest increase in average turnout of any other state in the 2018 midterm election and record turnout in 2020, and 2022. 2022 achieved the largest single day of in-person early voting turnout in Georgia midterm history utilizing Georgia’s secure, paper ballot voting system. Most recently, Georgia ranked #2 for Election Integrity by the Heritage Foundation, a top ranking for Voter Accessibility by the Center for Election Innovation & Research and tied for number one in Election Administration by the Bipartisan Policy Center.