San José has moved one step closer to giving noncitizens a voice in local elections. The city council voted Tuesday night to direct city officials to study the potential impacts of changing the city charter to allow noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections.
“[Noncitizens] have allegiance to another country. They, hopefully, wherever they come from, have the right to vote in that country.” — Councilmember Dev Davis
(From the January 12, 2022 KQED article, “’Give Us a Chance’: Noncitizens in San José Could Potentially Be Allowed to Vote”)
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