“We are throwing this to city staff with zero direction” — Council member David Penaloza

(From the November 9, 2023 Voice of OC article, “Santa Ana Voters to Decide If Undocumented Residents Can Vote Alongside Them”)

Next November, Santa Ana voters will decide whether noncitizens can vote in citywide elections as early as 2028.

City Council members narrowly approved sending the question to voters as a ballot measure in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Voting in support of the ballot measure at their regular, Tuesday meeting were council members Jessie Lopez, Thai Viet Phan, Ben Vazquez and Johnathan Ryan Hernandez.

Read the entire article here.