DC Bill Would Let Non-Citizens Vote in Local Elections

Laws proposed by D.C. Council Member Charles Allen seeks to permit non-citizen immigrants together with green-card holders to vote in native elections.

By means of the measure, residents over 21 may vote to decide on the mayor, council members and the legal professional common, NBC Washington sister station Telemundo 44 reported.

One in seven residents D.C. residents is an immigrant, in line with Allen.

Some D.C. residents have spoken out towards the invoice, saying voting ought to solely be a proper for residents; others mentioned they’re hopeful.

“It might be very glorious in the event that they took us under consideration, as a result of we have been disregarded, as a result of we have been individuals with out papers,” Yesenia Jurado advised T44 in Spanish.

The invoice would nonetheless want approval by the D.C. Council.

To this point, 14 municipalities within the nation permit non-citizens to vote in native elections: two in Vermont, one in California and 11 in Maryland, together with in Chevy Chase, Glen Echo, Hyattsville, Somerset, Riverdale Park and Takoma Park.