By Greenville Leader |
May 6, 2024
Representative William Timmons (SC-04) has introduced H.R. 8218, the Demanding Citizenship in DC Elections Act. This legislation mandates that anyone voting in a municipal election in the District of Columbia must be a U.S. citizen and provide proof of citizenship. The bill is a response to a federal court's dismissal of a D.C. resident’s challenge against the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which permits noncitizens to vote in the nation’s capital. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Pfluger (R-TX), Hageman (R-WY), and Fry (R-SC), and led in...