DC passes bill into law allowing illegal immigrants, other noncitizens to vote
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The Washington, D.C. city council made it official on Monday, illegal immigrants and other non-citizens can now vote in local elections. The Democrat-run district that serves as the nationβs capital went so far as to allow foreign diplomats to cast a vote. Thatβs according to various reports that the city council passed the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act after a 30-day congressional review period ended β the GOP-led House pushed to block the D.C. law from taking effect but the Democrat-run Senate let the clock expire without taking action....
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