


House Passes Bills to Repeal D.C. Noncitizen Voting and Policing Laws
The House approved measures to overturn D.C.'s noncitizen voting laws and address police disciplinary actions, with bipartisan support for the repeal.
Overview
- The House passed legislation aimed at repealing D.C. laws that allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.
- One bill restores collective bargaining rights for police and sets a statute of limitations for disciplinary cases.
- 56 Democrats joined Republicans to support the repeal of noncitizen voting, highlighting bipartisan agreement.
- In 2022, the D.C. Council enacted a law permitting green card holders and undocumented migrants to vote in local elections starting in 2024.
- These legislative actions reflect ongoing debates over voting rights and police accountability in the nation's capital.
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Analysis
Left
There are not enough sources from this perspective to provide an analysis.
Center
Highlight D.C.'s declining crime rate while noting local leaders' opposition to recent legislative actions.
D.C.’s violent crime rate hit a 30-year-low last year.

The move was quickly met with opposition from local leaders.

Right
Support legislation to exclude non-citizens from D.C. elections, with bipartisan backing noted.
The legislation passed with a vote of 266 to 148, with 56 Democrats supporting the Republican-led bill.


The D.C. Council passed a local law in October 2022 allowing green card holders and illegal migrants who have lived in the district for at least 30 days to vote in local races starting in 2024.


Pfluger was optimistic that it would get at least some Democratic support.

Left
There are not enough sources from this perspective to provide an analysis.
Center
Highlight D.C.'s declining crime rate while noting local leaders' opposition to recent legislative actions.
D.C.’s violent crime rate hit a 30-year-low last year.

The move was quickly met with opposition from local leaders.

Right
Support legislation to exclude non-citizens from D.C. elections, with bipartisan backing noted.
The legislation passed with a vote of 266 to 148, with 56 Democrats supporting the Republican-led bill.


The D.C. Council passed a local law in October 2022 allowing green card holders and illegal migrants who have lived in the district for at least 30 days to vote in local races starting in 2024.


Pfluger was optimistic that it would get at least some Democratic support.

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