U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) recently introduced legislation to ban illegal aliens from voting in Washington, D.C. elections.
The legislation, joined by 21 of Britt's Republican Senate colleagues, including U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), seeks to stop the 2022 law passed by the Washington, D.C. City Council allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. The D.C. law allowed for illegal aliens and foreign embassy staff members the ability to vote in elections for mayor, attorney general and city council members.
Britt slammed the D.C. City Council for its "slap in the face to every American citizen" by allowing noncitizens to vote.
“This isn’t just about local school boards or fixing potholes. This is about the direction of our nation’s capital,” Britt declared. “In the city representing the strongest democratic republic in the world, the D.C. City Council chose to flagrantly violate one of democracy’s core principles. This is a slap in the face to every American citizen, whether they live in D.C. or not, who should be the only voters deciding who represents them in every election and at every level of government."
"I am hopeful we gain bipartisan support in the Senate for this commonsense bill–it is our duty to protect the votes of hardworking American citizens, including those who came to our country legally and took the time and effort to go through the naturalization process. Ultimately, this is about strengthening the integrity of our elections," she added.
Per Britt's office, surveys consistently show an overwhelming majority of Americans, between 85%-90%, support protecting the sanctity of U.S. elections by allowing only U.S. citizens to participate in them.
In recent years, cities in Maryland, Vermont and New York have also passed measures allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.
Britt's bill is the Senate companion to U.S. Rep. August Pfluger’s (R-Texas) legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, where it passed with bipartisan support after 54 House Democrats joined Republicans in backing the measure.
In addition to Alabama's two U.S. Senators, U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) all backed the legislation.
More on the bill here.
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