The majority of House Democrats voted against barring illegal immigrants to vote in Washington D.C. municipal elections.
Over 140 House Democrats voted against a bill from Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) that would safeguard Washington D.C.’s municipal elections by barring non-citizens like illegal immigrants from voting.
The legislation passed in the House by a vote of 262-143 with every Republican House member and 52 Democrat members voting in favor of the bill. The bill came after the Washington D.C. City Council approved a plan in 2022 to allow foreign nationals, including illegal immigrants, to vote in D.C.’s municipal elections as long as they had resided in the district for at least 30 days.
“Free and fair elections are a prerequisite for a healthy republic,” Rep. Fluger said in defense of his bill. “The radical D.C. Council decision to allow noncitizens —…
