Rep. Jim Davnie and I put in two bills to permit permanent residents (non-citizens) to vote in local elections. HF 2448 authorized it and HF 2453 permitted local governments to authorize it. We did not get hearings but will introduce them and try again next session. It requires a state constitutional amendment even for local elections. My guess is that the xenophobic factor statewide would have to come way down to pass either. But I will certainly try.
Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
