A good-government group is suing the District of Columbia to block its new law allowing immigrants—legal or otherwise—from voting in local elections. The law, which took effect on March 14 after Congress failed to overturn it, authorizes an estimated 50,000 noncitizen residents, including illegal aliens, to participate in local district elections. Critics say allowing noncitizens…
Group Sues to Block DC Law Allowing Immigrants to Vote in Local Elections
Group Sues to Block DC Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections
A good-government group is suing the District of Columbia to block its new law allowing noncitizens—legal or otherwise—from voting in local elections. The law, which took effect on March 14 after Congress failed to overturn it, authorizes an estimated 50,000 noncitizen residents, including illegal aliens, to participate in local district elections. Critics say allowing noncitizens…
Voter ID Ballot Proposals in Nebraska, Arizona Top 2022 Election Integrity Measures
Nebraskans will be asked to make their state the 22nd to require valid photo identification to vote when they go to the polls on Nov. 8, one of four election integrity measures on ballots nationwide this fall. Nebraska’s Initiative 432 and Arizona’s Proposition 309 seek to incorporate more stringent ID requirements into state election laws….
Georgia Secretary of State Office Investigating Ballot Harvesting, Noncitizen Voter Registration
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office is investigating the issue of ballot harvesting and the registration of noncitizens on voter rolls, the official said Tuesday on the “John Solomon Reports” podcast. “[W]hat I found is we had 1,634 that were never put on the voter rolls, they were in the pending status, because they…
800,000 Noncitizens Allowed to Vote in NYC Elections
New York City mayor Eric Adams allowed a bill to become law Sunday, making about 800,000 noncitizens in the city eligible to vote in municipal elections. “I believe that New Yorkers should have a say in their government, which is why I have and will continue to support this important legislation,” Adams said in a…
Noncitizens Can Vote in Local Elections in 2 Vermont Cities After Legislature Overturns Governor’s Vetoes
Noncitizen legal residents will be able to vote in two cities in Vermont after the state Senate narrowly overrode Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes of two bills earlier this month. The Republican governor earlier this month vetoed two bills, H.177 and H.227, which are charter changes to allow noncitizen residents in Montpelier and Winooski to vote in local…
Vermont Governor Seeks to Allow Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott indicated on Tuesday that he wants state lawmakers to pass legislation that gives voting rights to all legal residents statewide in local elections. Scott made the comments in his official letters vetoing two bills, H.177 (pdf) and H.227 (pdf), which proposed to allow noncitizen residents of Montpelier and Winooski to vote…
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