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2024-11-05 13:40:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5171F113848BF3CFCFDB28B0A04EA71E1CF7CF5774805E28482A41B4E1D115B2
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Non-citizens, in some states and jurisdictions, are lawfully entitled to vote in local elections. It is, however, against Federal law for non-citizens to vote in Federal elections. Ref: 18 USC ยง 611 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/611 Example of state-by-state limitation: https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Amendment_1,_Citizen_Requirement_for_Voting_Measure_(December_2022)
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