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LA City Council Advances Proposal to Allow Non-Citizens to Vote in City Elections

Here's news from Los Angeles, where the Democratic Socialist who conceded defeat on election night after a dismal showing at the polls miraculously surged into a runoff with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass after mail-in ballots all fell in her favor. The Los Angeles City Council has voted to advance a proposal that would allow illegal immigrants to vote in municipal elections. But no, the state isn't importing Democrat voters.

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Councilman Hugo Soto-Martínez introduced the motion, requesting the city attorney to put in motion the documents to place on the November ballot an ordinance that would allow noncitizens to vote in city elections and for school board positions.

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Well, they're not legally allowed to even look at your ID if you show it to them at the polls.

Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman voted in favor of the motion.

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The California Post reports that "city officials acknowledged there is currently no framework in place for noncitizen voting and confirmed substantial work would still be required before any program could be created. 

"Officials said Los Angeles would likely need to take over administration of its own elections if such a system were eventually adopted."

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