FIRST ON FOX: A Republican senator is introducing laws that will require Washington, D.C., residents who vote in native elections to be U.S. residents — pushing again towards controversial laws handed within the metropolis practically two years in the past.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is introducing the “Demanding Citizenship in DC Elections Act.” The invoice would require any particular person who votes in a municipal election to be a U.S. citizen and to additionally present proof of citizenship, in accordance with a sophisticated copy that was shared first with Fox News Digital.
The Local Resident Voting Rights Act, handed by the D.C. Council in October 2022, states that if a noncitizen is in any other case certified to vote, they will accomplish that in native elections as long as they’ve resided in Washington, D.C., for at the least 30 days. It additionally permits noncitizen residents to run for Washington, D.C., authorities workplaces and serve on the town’s Board of Elections, in accordance with court docket paperwork. However, it could not enable unlawful immigrants to vote.
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The Washington, D.C., City Council has accepted a invoice that will enable unlawful immigrants to vote in native elections. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The legislation sparked outrage and an unsuccessful effort in Congress to overturn it. One authorized group sued to overturn it, however that effort was struck down this yr. While Washington, D.C., has dwelling rule authority and may move legal guidelines with out federal consent, Congress has the authority to strike down Washington, D.C., legal guidelines it disapproves of.
Marshall noticed the push to permit noncitizens to vote within the context of the continued migrant disaster on the southern border, which Republicans have blamed on the insurance policies of the Biden administration. In an announcement, Marshall accused the federal authorities of getting threatened U.S. sovereignty with the disaster and accused Democrats of trying a “takeover” of elections that “undermines our Democracy.”
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“This is election interference by design, with the ultimate goal being the unraveling of our free and fair elections by engineering the largest-scale invasion of our country and turning them out at the ballot box to perpetually ‘cook the books’ for Democrats,” he mentioned, earlier than claiming unlawful immigrants are already being seen as Democratic voters.
“We the people must fight back; too much is at stake,” he mentioned. Our Democracy as we all know is below assault by this administration, and whereas this laws is a good first step, rather more must be executed.”
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Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) has introduced the legislation. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
New York City had passed a similar bill on noncitizen voting in December 2021. That bill quickly faced a legal challenge, and in June, a New York judge ruled that it was illegal, violating the state’s constitution.
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On a national level, meanwhile, there have been multiple attempts by Republicans to place a citizenship question on the census.
Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
