U.S. Senator Katie Britt is continuing her work to ensure that only American citizens can vote in federal elections.

Britt, a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, led all Republicans on the committee Tuesday in reintroducing the Citizen Ballot Protection Act, the Senate companion bill to legislation introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover).

“Voting in our country is a sacred right that must solely be limited to American citizens. To allow States to uphold this principle should be simple commonsense,” Britt (R-Montgomery) said.

“It should not be controversial that States have the legal right to prevent noncitizens – including illegal aliens and official representatives of foreign adversaries – from voting in State and Federal elections.”

The bill would ensure States are able to better verify that only American citizens are voting in federal elections by codifying the ability of States to require that an applicant provide proof of American citizenship when registering to vote via mail-in application.

“Cities that allow noncitizens to vote in local elections disenfranchise hardworking American citizens, insult those American citizens who came to our country legally and took the time and effort to go through the citizenship process, and undermine faith in our entire electoral system – which is a cornerstone of our nation that we cannot allow to crumble,” Britt continued.

“I’m proud to work with Representative Palmer and my Senate colleagues to ensure that we pass this legislation and stand up for the right of Americans – and only Americans – to vote in American elections.”

Palmer, who has introduced the bill in the House the last couple of years, agrees with Britt, and shares her mission.

“The Citizen Ballot Protection Act is a great step towards restoring faith in the ability to conduct free and fair elections and preventing illegally cast ballots from swaying the outcome. I’m thankful for Senator Britt’s leadership on this issue and championing this legislation in the Senate.”

Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee