‘Just a waste’: This Oklahoma voting ballot measure is being called a waste of time by lawmakers and voters

The Ballot Measure:

Legislature about non-citizens being barred from voting has been popping up around the country recently, and Oklahoma is no exception. 

State Question 834, which will appear on the state’s ballot next month, will ask voters if the Oklahoma constitution should be amended to clarify that “only citizens of the United States are qualified to vote in the state.”

If that sounds redundant, that’s because it is—non-citizens cannot vote in Oklahoma. (Some...