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NEGATIVE Democracy & Voting Rights 119th Congress

H.R.884 Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

Prohibits noncitizen voting in Washington, D.C. local elections, overriding the city's self-governance (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Overrides D.C. Home Rule Act self-governance on local election rules.

D.C. Home Rule Act, Pub. L. 93-198 (1973)
  • D.C. Council — District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, Pub. L. 93-198 (1973)

D.C. noncitizen voting ban. Congress overriding a locally enacted D.C. municipal election law undermines the D.C. Home Rule Act. D.C. residents pay federal taxes and bear all obligations of citizenship with no voting representation in Congress — yet Congress can veto their local laws. This item scores the federalism principle, not the noncitizen voting question itself.