It’s not the end for local noncitizen voting efforts, supporters of Santa Ana’s Measure DD say
A Santa Ana ballot measure that would have granted noncitizens the right to vote in local elections is failing with voters.
Of the more than 55,000 ballots counted so far, nearly 62% rejected Measure DD. But supporters say the fight to enfranchise Santa Ana’s tens of thousands of noncitizen residents is far from over.
Measure DD would have required the Santa Ana City Council to adopt an ordinance granting noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. Santa Ana would have become the first California city to extend the right to vote beyond those with citizenship – San Francisco and Oakland have passed similar measures for school board elections.
