Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoMike Johnson and Donald Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from votingwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down16
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkMike Johnson and Donald Trump to promote bill to prevent non-citizens from votingwww.usatoday.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareedric@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·9 months agoAnyone with a brain knows non-citizens can’t vote. This is just a way to push the narrative to their dumb base that “illegals” are voting.
minus-squareSacralPlexus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 months agoOr the law will be conveniently structured in such a way that once again makes it more difficult for people who are minorities or live in urban centers to vote.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months agoIn federal electionst that is true. Some cities and states allow noncitizens to vote in local things. Edit: An article. https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/03/16/noncitizens-allowed-to-vote-in-some-local-elections-spurring-backlash-from-gop/ Interestingly, noncitizens in MN cannot vote in state or local elections.
Anyone with a brain knows non-citizens can’t vote. This is just a way to push the narrative to their dumb base that “illegals” are voting.
Or the law will be conveniently structured in such a way that once again makes it more difficult for people who are minorities or live in urban centers to vote.
In federal electionst that is true. Some cities and states allow noncitizens to vote in local things.
Edit: An article. https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/03/16/noncitizens-allowed-to-vote-in-some-local-elections-spurring-backlash-from-gop/
Interestingly, noncitizens in MN cannot vote in state or local elections.