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Posted on 11/10/2022 9:27:27 AM PST by aimhigh
The measure would have allowed people residing in the county, who are not US citizens, to vote. Voters turned down a Multnomah County measure that would have allowed people who are not U.S. citizens to vote in county elections. Unofficial results Wednesday had the measure failing 45% to 55%.
Proponents of Measure 26-231 include the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Coalition of Communities of Color, Latino Network, Oregon Food Bank, Multnomah County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. ACLU Senior Policy Associate Mariana Garciá Medina said her reaction to the news was pure disappointment. “Voting exclusion based on non-citizen censorship is arbitrary, it’s unfair and it disproportionately impacts people of color,” she said. “It silences the voices of community members.”
Multnomah County would have been the first jurisdiction in Oregon to give noncitizens the right to vote. Only a small number of governments nationwide allow this — including Montpelier, Vermont and nearly a dozen cities in Maryland. Garciá Medina said that residents of an area should have a voice on issues that affect them, regardless of their citizenship status. “They participate in our communities, they pay taxes, they work, they start businesses,” Garciá Medina said. “They’re parents, neighbors, friends and coworkers, and they’re really an integral part of our community.”
A Multnomah County charter review subcommittee assumed the measure would face legal challenges if voters approved it. Similar measures were passed in New York City and San Francisco, but both were struck down by their respective state’s Supreme Court for violating both state constitutions. When the Multnomah County committee recommended referring the measure to the ballot, the group noted that negative impacts could include “potential backlash against immigrants and non-citizens.”
The measure was part of a package conceived by the county’s Charter Review Committee — a 16-person volunteer group. The committee sent three major amendments to the November ballot including one that removed gendered language from the charter, and a second that would implement ranked-choice voting for Multnomah County races by 2026. Both of those measures passed in Tuesday’s election.
While the noncitizen voting measure did not pass, Garciá Medina said she’s still hopeful these types of measures have a future in the state. She said Oregon has an incredible track record of making voting as accessible and inclusive as possible and hopes momentum for these types of measures continues. “The idea of American democracy is that our government is of the people and that has always included noncitizens,” Garciá Medina said.
Geographically the measure had more support in eastern Portland precincts, which tend to be more diverse than other parts of the city.
45% For. It’s just a matter of time as older folks die off that this will flip.
Meh...give it time. The mush-brained Left will cave because not allowing non-citizens to vote is “discrimination”, non-inclusive, and harmful to diversity.
Visited. Love it. Glad to hear this. If they could ever embrace 2A.. it would be irresistible.
They no longer need the illegals they have it so rigged now that it’s not necessary.
SMH How can it even be a question??????!!
I suspect they will not allow as many illegals to enter the country. Since,they realized many of them tend to lean conservative (work ethics..family oriented..not woke)
I wonder how “Vote is only for proven taxpayers” would play.
OR
“NO Vote if on welfare”
Ranked choice = liberals forever.
More reasons to support Greater Idaho if an Oregonian does not live in the Portland area.
They must be afraid that non citizens just might vote republican.
45% in Multnomah County. I’m still trying to process >50% voting for Measure 114, Statewide.
Nobody checks if a voter is a non citizen. How could it even be done?
Which taxes? Illegals are paying property taxes for landlords, and have kids in school, generally. I think that’s the rationale for letting them vote, countywide. My prefered alternative: “Get the hell out!”
LEAVE EASTERN OR.
UNF**KINGBELIEVABLE THAT THIS WAS EVEN A QUESTION!!!
A GLIMMER of SANITY in Oregon. YES !!!
I don’t think the US Constitution says you have to be a citizen to vote. An oversight by the Framers.
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For the record...they are already voting
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