Citizens of other nations living permanently in the United States were allowed to vote in local elections until 1926, Morales said, and in New York City they have been voting for local school boards since 1970. Gregg Anderson of Precinct 4 said he would vote against the resolution even though his golf partner, his next-door neighbor and the men he plays hockey with are resident aliens. I live here, I work here, I pay taxes here. I would like to participate in the life of the town I love so much. German citizens living in the United Kingdom can vote in local elections there, and vice versa, he said.
Suffrage is a kind of social and political glue.
The motion passed by an overwhelming voice vote. If not, I will be back.