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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the article:

It would also cover “Dreamers" like Eva Santos, 32, who was brought to the U.S. by her parents at age 11 as an unauthorized immigrant, but wasn't able to vote like her friends or go to college when she turned 18.

“It was really hard for me to see how my other friends were able to make decisions for their future, and I couldn’t,” said Santos, now a community organizer.

More than a dozen communities across the United States currently allow noncitizens to vote, including 11 towns in Maryland and two in Vermont.

Will we be seeing more of this in the DMV?  Sounds like it’s mostly just for local elections anyway.

https://news.yahoo.com/york-city-poised-voting-rights-061311911.html[/quote]

The legislation https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4313327&GUID=DF600BDA-B675-41D8-A8BD-282C38DC4C62&Options=ID%7cText%7c&Search=1867

1507 ee "7. The following spaces to be filled in by the applicant:

(a). Space to indicate whether the applicant is a lawful permanent resident or is authorized to work in the United states and the statement “If you checked “no” in response to this question, do not complete this form.”

30 days with an address in NYC and authorized to work in the USA? [b] UN is in NYC.  I guess they all will now get to vote in the municpal elections of a major US City. [/b] Too funny and the real objection came from a politician cncened about the dilution of the AA, long term multi-genational, US citizens.[/quote]

Right?  30 days in the US and you can vote in NYC.  Phenomenal.  Let’s see when China starts sending over voters to influence US elections.  Russia no longer needs to hack into our elections once this progressive idea spreads.  [/quote]

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