More cities are trying to follow in the footsteps of D.C.-area jurisdictions to give non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections.
D.C. Council member David Grosso introduced a bill to give non-citizens the right to vote in local elections, but he acknowledged that the new proposal is unlikely to go far.
Six Maryland jurisdictions and Chicago allow non-citizens to vote in some local elections.
In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he would like to “continue the conversation” this year on giving voting rights to non-citizens.
Voters in Portland, Maine, and San Francisco have rejected proposals to give voting rights to non-citizens.
Opponents believe the campaign to grant voting rights to non-citizens is part of a political scheme to create more Latino voters, who polls show tend to prefer Democrats, especially since the largest number of green-card holders are from Mexico.
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