<<>>House passes bill to ban noncitizens from voting in local DC elections
The D.C. Council approved a measure in 2022 that added eligible noncitizen residents to the definition of a qualified elector for local elections. Seven D.C. voters filed a lawsuit against the city’s Board of Elections, but a federal court upheld the law in March, dismissing the suit after a judge determined the plaintiffs could not prove they were harmed by the policy.
Republicans this week hammered away at the local law, arguing that noncitizens should not be allowed to weigh in on leadership in the nation’s capital.
“The city council has decided they want noncitizens and foreign actors deciding who will serve as mayor and the local, attorney general here. As the body in charge of overseeing DC, Congress will not support such lawless behavior,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said during a press conference Wednesday.
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House passes bill to ban noncitizens from voting in local DC elections
https://thehill.com ^ | 5/24/2024 | BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL AND REBECCA BEITSCH