L.A. council member pushes plan to let noncitizens vote in city elections 72.4%
Los Angeles Times - By David Zahniser - 4/30/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 16.4% - Pessimism Bias 11.2% - Bandwagon 10.2%
Los Angeles voters could be asked this year to take the first step toward giving noncitizens the right to vote in city and school board elections. City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who represents an Echo Park-to-Hollywood district, released a proposal Wednesday to ask voters in the Nov. 3 election to give the council the power to... more