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. Join Former Worcester Mayor Raymond Mariano and Elizabeth Sweet, Executive Director of MIRA, the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition, as they discuss the issue of non-citizens' right to vote in local elections. This debate will be moderated by Professor Guy-Uriel Charles of Harvard Law School and is part of the Greater Boston Debate Series hosted by the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School and the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard Kennedy School.

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