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New York City Democratic Mayoral Candidates Forum: "Voting Rights, Election Reform & the Future of New York"
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U.S. News Archive
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Daily News (Daily Politics)
#ivotenyc NY Mayor Hopeful John Liu: Let Non-Citizens, Parolees And 16-Year-Olds Vote soa.li/U6QdrpM -
The NYC Voting Rights Restoration Act has a veto-proof majority
The intro. 410 call “Voting by Noncitizen Residents” was introduced into the NYC Council on November 18, 2010 and has a veto-proof majority. The main sponsor is Daniel Dromm (D-25), who is the Chair of the NYC Council Immigration Committee. 32 other co-sponsors have already signed on, including Gale Brewer who heads the NYC Council [...] -
Mayor: Let All New Haven Immigrants Vote
www.newhavenindependent.org – BY Melissa Bailey | DEC 13, 2011 3:37 PM As the federal government moves to deport more immigrants, Mayor John DeStefano disclosed a plan on an opposite track: To lobby the state legislature to allow all New Haven’s immigrants, including non-citizens, to vote in local elections. DeStefano (pictured) made the disclosure Tuesday morning [...] -
Takoma Park stands by non-U.S. citizen voting law
www.washingtonpost.com – By Aaron Kraut, Wednesday, March 14, 1:56 PM A state delegate last week challenged Takoma Park’s non-U.S. citizen voting law, 20 years after the city enacted the policy that allows all noncitizens who live in Takoma Park to vote in city elections. Del. Patrick L. McDonough (R-Baltimore County) of Middle River targeted Takoma [...] -
Burlington City Council to Consider Giving Noncitizens the Right to Vote
www.7dvt.com BY PAUL HEINTZ [12.21.11] TAGS: immigrants & refugees, local issues, local matters, politics For most of Harka Khadka’s 36 years, political empowerment has meant the right to speak his own language, practice his own religion and live in his own country. These days, Khadka simply wants a say in how Burlington cleans its streets, [...] -
Reaction to non-resident voting rights
Keila Torres Ocasio, Staff Writer Published 05:25 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2011 Read more: BRIDGEPORT — New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. caused a stir last week when he said he would like to extend the right to vote to every New Haven resident — including undocumented immigrants. -
Save the Date (Dec 10)
In state legislatures around the country a systematic campaign to strip millions of Americans of their right to vote is unfolding. The Brennan Center for Justice has recently issued a thorough report on how this attack on one of our most basic civil and human rights is playing out state by state. This is a [...] -
Photos Press Conference Nov 7 2011 City Hall
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Democracy for All Festival in Queens
“Democracy For All” Festival promoting civic engagement, human rights, and noncitizen voting in New York City Saturday, August 20th from 3 PM to 8 PM 78th Street Play Street (between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue), Jackson Heights, Queens Extended Report from Queens Buzz, Video from Sajib Dutta, article in QueensLatino.com and more photos from Kurt [...] -
NYC Noncitizen Representation by Council District (map)
Updated and Revised by Monica Lorza
