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The bill restores pre-2022, citizenship-based voting rules in D.C. and clarifies election law—strengthening clarity for citizen voters and officials but removing voting access for noncitizen residents and creating possible administrative costs and legal disputes.
U.S. citizen D.C. voters: Restores pre-2022 voting rules and ensures only U.S. citizens may vote in D.C. public elections and on ballot measures, clarifying who is eligible to participate.
D.C. local government and election officials: Repeals the 2022 Act and revives prior statutes, reducing legal uncertainty and simplifying enforcement and election administration.
Noncitizen D.C. residents (including lawful permanent residents/green card holders): Lose the ability to vote in local D.C. elections, removing their direct voice on laws and services that affect daily life.
D.C. local governments and courts: The repeal could trigger administrative disruption and litigation as agencies and courts sort which rules apply and whether actions taken under the 2022 Act must be undone.
D.C. local governments and taxpayers: Implementing and enforcing the restored eligibility rules may require extra verification and administrative resources, creating additional costs for election offices and local budgets.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits noncitizens from voting in D.C. local elections and ballot measures and repeals the 2022 D.C. law that allowed noncitizen voting, restoring prior law.
Prohibits noncitizens from voting in any District of Columbia election for public office or in any ballot initiative or referendum, and repeals the D.C. law enacted in 2022 that allowed local noncitizen voting. The repeal restores prior federal and local provisions as if the 2022 law had never been enacted. The change would require D.C. election administrators to enforce citizenship-based voter eligibility, undo legal changes made by the 2022 local law, and could produce administrative updates and legal challenges over retroactive restoration of earlier law.
Introduced January 31, 2025 by August Pfluger · Last progress June 11, 2025