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California City Voters Opposed to Noncitizen Voting Measure in Preliminary Results

Santa Ana may not become the first city in the state to approve noncitizen voting in all municipal elections.
California City Voters Opposed to Noncitizen Voting Measure in Preliminary Results
A man drops his ballot into a ballot box at the Orange County Registrar in Santa Ana, Calif., on March 5, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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Voters in Santa Ana, California, turned out against amending the city’s charter to allow noncitizen city residents to vote in all municipal elections, according to preliminary election results as of Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m.

Those opposed have 65 percent of the vote, while those in favor have 35 percent. The results will continue to be updated in the days ahead.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.