The House of Representatives pushed forward a bill Thursday aimed at repealing a Washington, D.C. law that permits noncitizens to participate in local elections.
It passed in a decisive 262 to 143 vote outcome.
The D.C. law, which was enacted by the progressive city council in 2022, withstood a recent court challenge earlier this year, Fox News reported.
Republican opponents of the bill raised concerns regarding the potential national security implications of allowing non-Americans to influence the selection of local officials in the nation’s capital.
“What we’re doing is, we are talking about passing a law that prohibits citizens of foreign countries from voting in elections in D.C. It prohibits people that are here illegally from voting in elections,” Rep. Garret Graves (R-La) emphasized during the bill’s debate.
“It prohibits spies from China from voting in elections. It prohibits people that are here from Russia that have wishes of ill will in the United States from voting in the elections in D.C.,” he continued.
52 Democrats joined forces with Republicans to support the measure, however, 143 Democrats still opposed it.
GOP members have further alleged that Democrats are attempting to sway election results by encouraging illegal immigrants to register to vote.
Rep. August Pfluger (R-Tex), for example, raised alarm over the potential impact of illegal immigrants casting votes in local elections, highlighting the narrow margins by which critical elections have been decided in recent years.
He also argued that any slight chance of illegal immigrant voting could significantly influence the outcome of a race.
Pfluger warned that such votes could sway elections for positions like mayor, attorney general, members of the state Board of Education, and city council members who have the authority to determine voting eligibility and other crucial matters.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md) dismissed these concerns, stating unequivocally, “It would be crazy for an undocumented person to attach their name to a public and transparent document like a voter registration document.”
“We were not able to find any evidence that there were any undocumented people doing so,” he added, further emphasizing that the district’s practice of allowing permanent residents on the pathway to citizenship to participate in local elections is consistent with long-standing tradition.
Concerns over illegal immigrants voting in U.S. elections has been a growing topic as the 2024 presidential election looms.
Social media users were shocked after seeing a flyer distributed by a non-governmental organization earlier this year that read: “Reminder to vote for President Biden when you are in the United States. We need another four years of his term to stay open.”
Resist the Mainstream reported earlier this year on New York City Law Department’s appeal aimed at challenging two rulings that deemed a law granting voting rights to illegal immigrants unconstitutional.
“The Council passed Local Law 11 of 2022 to enfranchise 800,000 New Yorkers who live in our city, pay taxes, and contribute to our communities,” City Council spokesperson Rendy Desamours said, emphasizing the council’s rationale behind the legislation.
Some GOP leaders are fighting back, however, as Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently ordered the purge of “non-citizens” from the state’s voter rolls.
His order followed a review that identified over 100 residents registered to vote despite lacking U.S. citizenship, Resist the Mainstream reported.
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