To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to require any individual who votes in a municipal election of the District of Columbia to be a United States citizen and to provide proof of citizenship.
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Latest Action · May 1, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
This bill would require all voters in Washington D.C. municipal elections to be U.S. citizens and to provide proof of citizenship before voting. The legislation targets local elections for positions like mayor, city council members, attorney general, school board members, and advisory neighborhood commissioners, as well as votes on ballot measures such as initiatives and referendums. The bill would repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which currently allows non-citizen residents of D.C. to vote in municipal elections. The bill contains no specific funding allocations or implementation timelines beyond requiring the D.C. Board of Elections to verify citizenship status. If enacted, this legislation would effectively restrict voting rights in D.C. local elections to U.S. citizens only, reversing a policy that has been in place since 2022.
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