House Republicans move to forbid illegal aliens voting in DC
Posted on AllSides February 12th, 2023
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The House of Representatives voted to overturn a D.C. law that would allow illegal aliens to vote in local elections. In October 2022, the D.C. Council passed the "Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act," which gave legal non-citizens and illegal aliens the right to vote in the nation's capital. The GOP-led House voted 260-173 to overturn the new law. Forty-two Democrats joined the Republicans in opposing it. For the law to be struck down, the Democrat-led Senate must vote against it, and the president must sign it. According to NBC...