In the land of the free, shouldn’t any and every person capable of fogging a mirror (or not in some cases) and arriving at a polling station be able to vote for their favorite benefits-provider-in-chief? It appears officials in College Park, Maryland believe not as the city’s town council voted ‘outrageously‘ to not allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.
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As The Hill reports, the charter amendment – allowing undocumented immigrants, green-card holders, and immigrants with student visas to vote in municipal elections – was thought to have passed on Tuesday.
However, while the council voted in favor of the proposal by a 4-3 margin, a change to the city’s charter in June requires changes receive at least six affirmative votes, the city explained in a press release Friday night.
College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn shared the update Friday night on Facebook, saying
“It is with a considerable degree of embarrassment and regret that I share this announcement from the city regarding the proposed charter resolution to allow voting by non-citizens in College Park. I accept my fair share of responsibility for not realizing the impact of recent charter amendments on this issue.”
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Sep 16, 2017.
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