Frederick Aldermen Approve Charter Amendment Allowing Non US Citizens To Vote In City Elections
The Alderman of Frederick decided that they would join 12 other cities in Maryland that allow non-citizens to legally vote in municipal elections.
(from the Sept. 15, 2026 Reuters article “Noncitizens accused of illegal US voting challenge Trump’s authority...
“My concern here is that if this goes to the ballot, the voters won’t really know...
“For generations, Americans have shared a clear and common understanding: voting in federal elections is a...
The article’s author, Avi Fortenberry, is president of Americans for Citizen Voting and is a naturalized...
“Since 2018, anyone interacting with the Department of Motor Vehicles and other state agencies is automatically...
“It just does not make sense to me that someone who moves to Los Angeles for...
The Alderman of Frederick decided that they would join 12 other cities in Maryland that allow non-citizens to legally vote in municipal elections.
In California, non-citizens have been allowed to vote legally in school board elections in San Francisco and Oakland if they were legal caregivers of students.