Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in this fall's election for president and other top offices. While that's nothing new, the potential for noncitizens to register or vote has been receiving a lot of attention lately.
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People cast their ballots Nov. 3, 2020, at the National World War I museum in Kansas City, Mo. Some Republican lawmakers are taking extra steps to prevent noncitizens from voting over their concerns that illegal border crossings could lead to voter fraud.
Luis Gil, a Republican candidate for Franklin County commissioner in central Ohio, speaks in favor of a constitutional amendment that would prohibit noncitizen voting Oct. 6, 2022, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio is one of several states that passed such amendments between 2018 and 2022.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference April 12 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
Signs direct voters to the Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services center on Sept. 23, 2022, in Minneapolis.
Photos from the Trump-Harris debate
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
A presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, on screen at left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, is seen from the spin room Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands Tuesday before the start of an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks Tuesday during a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
A presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, on screen at left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, is seen Tuesday from the spin room in Philadelphia.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks Tuesday during a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump debate Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
People gather Tuesday at No Studios in Milwaukee to watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Patrons watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on an outdoor television Tuesday at Knotty Luxe Bistro in Markham, Ill.
A figure of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris sits above the bar Tuesday during the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Harris, at R Public House in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Natasha Salas, 63, from Highland, Ind., sports her pink and green T-shirt as she stands for a portrait Tuesday outside the Knotty Luxe Bistro for an Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority debate watch party in Markham, Ill.
Patrons watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on an outdoor television Tuesday at Knotty Luxe Bistro in Markham, Ill.
People gather Tuesday at No Studios in Milwaukee to watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Christine Bell, left, 56, and Tara Correia, 56, watch the presidential debate Tuesday between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Taste Food & Wine in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.
People gather Tuesday at No Studios in Milwaukee to watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Charles Hudson, 76, of Chicago watches the presidential debate Tuesday between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, at the Knotty Luxe Bistro in Markham, Ill.
Sheena Carey laughs Tuesday as she watches the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
