Immigrant Voting
Rights Campaigns
Do immigrants vote and to what ends?
Some campaigns seek to restore immigrant voting to all residents, both documented and undocumented immigrants (MD, D.C.). Other campaigns seek to enfranchise only legal permanent residents (NYC, MA, ME, VT).
Some campaigns have been waged via ballot proposals (CA, ME, VT). Others seek to enact local laws via legislative processes (NYC, D.C. MA, MD).
State constitutions in most states include language referring to national citizenship (e.g., “every citizen” or “all citizens”), but they do not explicitly preclude noncitizen voting.
Immigrant Voting Laws and Campaigns
ImImmigrant Immig
Common Objections to Immigrant Voting by Opponents and Responses by Advocates
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