In all but two states (Arizona and North Dakota), state constitutional language sets forth the right of citizens to vote in local elections but the language is silent as to whether non-citizens have the same right to vote. On December 9, 2021, New York City became the largest municipality in the U.S. to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. Similar proposals have been considered in several municipalities in Massachusetts and across the country. Former Worcester Mayor Raymond Mariano and Elizabeth Sweet, Executive Director of MIRA, the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) discussed the issue of non-citizens' right to vote in local elections. This debate was moderated by Professor Guy-Uriel Charles of Harvard Law School.

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