{"id":1899100,"date":"2023-03-16T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-allowing-noncitizens-to-vote-in-dc-elections-survives-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:18:07","slug":"law-allowing-noncitizens-to-vote-in-dc-elections-survives-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-allowing-noncitizens-to-vote-in-dc-elections-survives-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Law allowing noncitizens to vote in DC elections survives Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flaw-allowing-noncitizens-to-vote-in-dc-elections-survives-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1899100&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 float-left body colgap-l-50\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78969895\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Hunter Biden laptop letter signers will \u2018fully cooperate' with GOP investigation, lawyer says\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The lawyer representing ex-intelligence officials who signed the infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter in October 2020 baselessly claiming Russian involvement says his clients will \"fully cooperate\" with the GOP investigation. 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It will now be effective next fall. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans tried to block the law earlier in the year by introducing resolutions in both House and Senate. This activated a mechanism that required approval from Congress before the bill could become effective. Although the House passed the resolution, the Senate failed to vote on it before Wednesday&#8217;s deadline. <\/p>\n<p><b>SUIT HITS DC DUT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, FOREIGN DIPLOM VOTING<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite House Republican attempts to interfere, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act became law,&#8221; Brianne Nadeau (Consultant) was the author of the bill in a statement. &#8220;Our neighbors, who pay taxes, attend our schools, and contribute to the vibrancy of our communities, will now also have a say in who represents them in our local government,&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In October, District lawmakers passed a bill that would allow noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. This follows the lead of a few small towns in Maryland like Hyattsville or Takoma Park that have similar laws. The bill was approved by the D.C. Council with overwhelming support, but Congress did not pass it due to the lack of statehood in the district. <\/p>\n<p>The Home Rule Act allows Washington to function as an independent city government. All laws must be approved by Congress before being made, which can sometimes lead to clashes between Congress members and local legislators. <\/p>\n<p>In January, Sen. Tom Cotton (R.-AR) and Rep. James Comer(R.KY) jointly introduced legislation to repeal the law. They argued that the provision was an invalid one. &#8220;insult to every voter in America.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><b>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The law passed Congress, but it is still being challenged by legal opponents. The Immigration Reform Law Institute filed a lawsuit against it, claiming that the bill violates a Supreme Court ruling that voting is prohibited. &#8220;reserved&#8221; For citizens. <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit marks the latest pushback against local legislation in the district just one week after the Senate voted to overturn the city&#8217;s rewritten criminal code \u2014 marking the first time in 30 years Congress has repealed a law passed by the D.C. Council. House Republicans have since introduced another resolution addressing recent reforms to city&#8217;s justice system and police department.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/law-allowing-noncitizens-vote-dc-elections-survives-congress\">Congress passed law that allows noncitizens vote in DC elections<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A law passed by the Council of the District of Columbia allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections has survived a challenge in Congress, paving the way for the legislation to take effect next fall. 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