voting eligibility.
What changed between versions
The introduced version replaced the word 'inhabitant' with 'United States citizen' as the voting qualification. The House amendment instead kept 'inhabitant' and added 'who is a United States citizen' as an additional requirement, making citizenship a new explicit constitutional requirement layered on top of inhabitant status.
The introduced version added a requirement that a person must 'actually reside in the place they claim as a domicile' to be considered a qualified voter there. The House amendment removed this residency verification requirement, reverting closer to the existing constitutional language about domicile without adding an 'actually reside' condition.
The PROVIDING THAT summary clause changed from 'only legal residents who are at least 18 years of age or older' to 'only United States citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older,' shifting the stated purpose from a residency-based standard to a citizenship-based standard.
Gender-neutral language was introduced: 'he has his domicile' became 'he or she has his or her domicile' in both the amendment text and the ballot question.
