Four Santa Ana ballot measures before voters in November — OC Register

Written By Mai Do

By Destiny Torres

If Measure DD is approved by voters, the City Council would adopt an ordinance granting non-citizens the right to vote in city elections. The city would also have to conduct its own local elections; the OC Registrar of Voters usually administers the elections.

Noncitizen residents make up about 24% of Santa Ana’s population, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Immigrant residents, including noncitizens, in Orange County contributed $10.5 billion in taxes in 2018, according to the American Immigration Council, however, they have no say in how their tax dollars are spent locally, proponents of the measure say.

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