The city of Boston is considering new legislation to allow non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. The proposed rule would grant voting rights to non-citizens with “legal status,” impacting an estimated 675,647 residents, or just shy of 30% of the city’s population. The Department of Justice has other ideas.
“Boston is home to thousands of legal residents who contribute every day. They are our workers, parents, students, small business owners, people who deeply invest in their neighborhoods and in the future of the city,” said Councilor Julia Mejia, who introduced the home rule petition to expand voting rights. “They pay taxes and they do their fair share of heavy lifting when it’s time to act, yet they’re excluded from decisions that directly shape their schools, their public safety, and their daily lives.”
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