A Los Angeles City Council member has introduced a motion to put noncitizen voting on the November 2026 ballot. If voters approve the charter change, the City Council would gain the power to pass an ordinance letting noncitizens cast ballots in elections for city offices and Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education seats.
The motion was filed by Council Member Hugo Soto-Martinez. It still has to clear the council’s rules committee and then the full City Council before it can reach the ballot, but the destination is spelled out in plain language in the official filing.
LA proposal would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections
A Los Angeles City Council member is proposing to let noncitizens vote in city elections, arguing
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