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Santa Ana Measure DD: Allowing noncitizens to vote in local Santa Ana elections — LAist
If the measure passes, Santa Ana will become the first city in California to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in its municipal elections. (Voters in San Francisco and Oakland passed measures allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in school board elections, although Oakland has yet to implement it.)
Memento de esperanza que puede incrementar el sentido de pertenencia se vive en Santa Ana — La Opinión
La coalición Familias de Santa Ana por Elecciones Justas (SAFFE) fue formada en el verano del 2023 y compuesta de residentes mexicanos, centroamericanos, vietnamitas, jóvenes, adultos y organizaciones que están a favor de ampliar los derechos electorales para todos los residentes de Santa Ana, incluyendo los no ciudadanos.
Santa Ana Voters To Decide On Whether To Allow Non-Citizens To Vote In Municipal Elections — KQED’s The California Report
If passed, DD would amend Santa Ana’s municipal charter and allow non-citizen residents of the city, both documented and undocumented, to vote in all local elections.
Santa Ana’s Noncitizen Residents Pay Estimated $117 Million in State and Local Taxes — Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice
In the city of Santa Ana — the county seat, where the largest population of immigrants in Orange County lives — noncitizen residents pay an estimated over $117 million in state and local taxes every year.
Noncitizens banned from voting in federal elections but not some local races — Los Angeles Times
Without the ability to elect local leaders, Marcela Rosas says she feels powerless to push for change that might improve her family’s quality of life, citing issues like rising housing costs and local taxes.
Santa Ana exploring giving noncitizens right to vote — Spectrum News 1
"Inside the Issues" host Amrit Singh is joined by Santa Ana City Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez to discuss a ballot measure that will allow undocumented residents to vote in local elections.
Santa Ana residents to decide whether noncitizens can vote in local elections — Orange County Register
“Voting in a local election is not an unlawful act if the applicant is eligible to vote under the relevant law,” Hernandez said, quoting a policy from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “What is being asked today is for the voters to be the deciders.”
Santa Ana muốn người không quốc tịch được bỏ phiếu, Huntington Beach phát thẻ ID cho cử tri
Nếu được cư dân bỏ phiếu thông qua, Santa Ana, thành phố đông dân nhập cư và đa số là người lao động gốc Latino, sẽ là thành phố đầu tiên của Orange County cho phép người không phải công dân bỏ phiếu.