Overview

• A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a lawsuit challenging a local law that permits noncitizens to vote in municipal elections, ruling the plaintiffs did not prove the law violates their rights.
• The law, passed in 2022, will allow noncitizens, including legal residents and green card holders, to vote in local but not federal elections starting with the 2024 elections.
• House Republicans attempted to block the law, but their efforts were unsuccessful as the measure was not taken up by the Senate before the 30-day deadline.
• In a parallel case, New York City's noncitizen voting law was blocked by a state appeals court, finding it violated the state constitution, while a civil rights law firm has appealed the decision.
• The judge ruled that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate how they were harmed by noncitizens voting, dismissing the lawsuit for lack of standing.