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Board advances ordinance implementing Proposition N; noncitizens can be warned of risks before registering to vote in school board races
Summary
On first reading the supervisors approved an ordinance to implement Proposition N, which allows certain non-U.S. citizens to register to vote in San Francisco school board elections and requires the elections department to give notice about possible risks and to provide resources to voters.
The Board of Supervisors on May 15 approved on first reading an ordinance implementing Proposition N (adopted by voters in November 2016) that enables noncitizen parents to register to vote in San Francisco Unified School District elections.
Supervisor Yee, sponsor of the ordinance, said noncitizen parents make up roughly a third of the district’s families and the measure responds to community requests to give those…
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