{"id":2079982,"date":"2023-10-26T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frederick-is-the-latest-maryland-city-trying-to-let-foreign-nationals-influence-its-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:53:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:53:00","slug":"frederick-is-the-latest-maryland-city-trying-to-let-foreign-nationals-influence-its-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frederick-is-the-latest-maryland-city-trying-to-let-foreign-nationals-influence-its-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Frederick, Maryland seeks foreign nationals&#8217; involvement in elections."},"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\">16<\/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%2Ffrederick-is-the-latest-maryland-city-trying-to-let-foreign-nationals-influence-its-elections%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=2079982&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--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Democrats Push for Noncitizen Voting\u2063 in Local Elections<\/h2>\n<p>Despite their concerns about &#8220;Russian\u200c interference&#8221; \u2064in the 2016 election,\u2062 Democrats seem unconcerned about foreign nationals voting\u2063 in local U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent \u2064development that went largely unnoticed by the national media, the city of Frederick, Maryland, took a \u2064step closer to legalizing noncitizen \u200bvoting in its\u2063 municipal \u2062elections. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/news\/politics_and_government\/elections\/charter-committee-declines-to-reconsider-noncitizen-voting-recommendation\/article_b175819e-17e0-5818-bcbb-1616d5351d31.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Frederick News-Post<\/a>,\u2064 the city&#8217;s charter review committee reaffirmed\u200c its plans to allow residents \u2062&#8221;to vote in city elections regardless\u2064 of \u2064their immigration status.&#8221; With an estimated 6,400 voting age noncitizens\u2063 in \u2062Frederick, \u200bthis\u2063 represents a significant portion of potential votes, especially considering that only \u200b10,546 residents voted in the \u200dcity&#8217;s recent\u200c municipal election.<\/p>\n<p>The committee had previously recommended allowing \u2063noncitizens to vote \u2062in\u2062 local elections during a meeting on October 5. However, they removed \u2062language specifying\u200b that only individuals in\u200d the country legally would be \u2062permitted \u2062to vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Original Proposal:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The City shall explore extending\u200b voting rights to documented noncitizen residents (that is with an identified address in the city \u2062and living in the country legally: i.e., with a Green card, visa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ig-equity-official-used-gov-job-to-boost-her-entirely-duplicative-for-profit-firm\/\" title=\"IG: \u2018Equity\u2019 Official Used Gov Job To Boost Her \u2018Entirely Duplicative\u2019 For-Profit Firm\">tax identification number<\/a> or work permit,\u2062 etc.). This will require the city to develop \u200ca separate voting roll of such persons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee decided to recommend\u200b &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-poised-to-expand-voting-to-prisoners\/\" title=\"Oregon poised to expand voting to prisoners\">extend voting rights<\/a>&#8221; instead of &#8220;explore extending voting.&#8221; They also removed terms like &#8220;documented,&#8221; &#8220;living in the country legally,&#8221; and references to work permits and green cards.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is expected to finalize its \u200crecommendation \u200cand \u2064additional proposals at a meeting on November 2. After\u2063 public comment, a final vote is scheduled for November 30. The committee\u2064 will then submit the proposals \u2062to\u2064 the Frederick mayor and Board of Aldermen.<\/p>\n<p>This push \u2062to grant \u200dillegal aliens the right to vote is not unique to Frederick. Democrats across the country are spearheading \u2063efforts \u2063to undermine the\u2063 American electoral system by allowing noncitizen\u2063 voting in \u2062municipal elections. Several Democrat-led cities in states \u2063like Maryland\u200c and California have already adopted measures \u2064to permit noncitizen voting, despite\u200d their state constitutions forbidding it. Rhode Island Democrats also introduced legislation to grant noncitizens voting\u200c privileges, \u200bbut the \u2064bill did not advance.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, \u2063D.C. passed legislation last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frederick-is-the-latest-maryland-city-trying-to-let-foreign-nationals-influence-its-elections\/\" title=\"Frederick, Maryland seeks foreign nationals' involvement in elections.\">year allowing foreign nationals<\/a> to vote in local elections,\u200c and efforts by\u2062 House Republicans to revoke the\u2062 law \u200bhave been blocked by Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>These efforts \u200dby Democrats to allow illegal aliens to vote in U.S. elections contradict their \u200coutrage\u200b over Russian interference \u2064in 2016. They \u2063claimed that Russia&#8217;s interference was an attack on American democracy, yet they are now actively pushing for noncitizen voting rights. Their baseless accusations against \u200bDonald Trump \u2063and his campaign colluding with Russia\u200b were debunked, but the Democrats and\u2063 their allies in the media continued to spread \u2063conspiracies.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn\u200d Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of \u2064the University of Mary \u2062Washington. His work\u200c has\u200b been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth,\u200d and Conservative Review. Follow him on \u200bTwitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the push for noncitizen voting in local elections relate to the broader discussions around equity, fairness, and citizenship<\/h2>\n<p><span>  That noncitizens be allowed to vote \u200bwithout any specifications regarding their\u200b immigration status. \u2063This means that \u200bany resident,\u2063 regardless\u200c of their legal status, would be eligible to vote\u200d in local\u200c elections\u200b in Frederick.<\/p>\n<p>This move by the charter review committee has sparked a\u200d debate\u2063 among local officials\u2064 and residents. Proponents\u200b of noncitizen \u200dvoting argue that it promotes inclusivity and gives a \u200dvoice to all \u200dmembers of the community, regardless of \u200ctheir citizenship \u200bstatus. They believe \u200dthat noncitizens who \u200dpay taxes and contribute to the\u200b local economy should have\u2064 a say\u2064 in local government decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents,\u2063 on the other hand, raise concerns about the integrity of the voting\u2064 process and the potential for foreign\u200d interference.\u200b They argue that allowing noncitizens to vote \u200bopens the \u2064door for illegal immigrants \u200band non-residents to\u2063 influence local elections.<\/p>\n<p>This debate is\u2064 not unique to \u200dFrederick. Several\u200b other cities across the United States have also considered or implemented noncitizen \u200bvoting in local elections. In fact, 11 municipalities in Maryland already allow\u2062 noncitizens to vote in their town \u2064council or school board elections.<\/p>\n<p>The push for \u2064noncitizen\u2064 voting is largely led by Democrats who argue that it\u200c is a \u2062matter of equity\u2064 and \u2063fairness. They claim that \u200bdenying voting rights to noncitizens is a form of discrimination and that it\u2063 is important to include all residents in the\u200d democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2064 critics\u200d point out that citizenship is a fundamental requirement for voting in most\u2062 countries around the world.\u2062 They\u2064 argue that the privilege of \u2062voting should be \u2063reserved \u2062for \u2062citizens who have a vested interest\u2062 in \u2062the country&#8217;s future and have demonstrated their commitment by going through the naturalization process.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 issue of\u200c noncitizen voting \u200cis likely to continue to be a topic of\u200d discussion and controversy in\u2063 the\u2063 coming years.\u2063 As\u200b more cities consider \u200dor implement this policy, the impact \u200dand \u2064consequences \u200dwill \u200dbecome clearer. It remains to be seen whether \u200bnoncitizen voting in local elections will\u200d become a \u200dwidespread practice in the United \u200dStates\u200b or if it will remain a controversial and divisive issue.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of where one stands on the \u2063matter, it is crucial for policymakers and\u200d the public to engage \u200cin a thoughtful and informed debate to \u200dweigh the pros and cons, consider the potential consequences, and ensure\u2063 that the democratic process remains secure and representative \u200bof the will of the people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats, who were concerned about &#8220;Russian interference&#8221; in the 2016 election, seem unconcerned about foreign nationals voting in local U.S. elections. 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