POLITICSJul 4 · 10:00 UTCLA TIMES — LOCALDavid Zahniser, Noah Goldberg, Melissa Gomez

Noncitizen voting was gaining steam in L.A. Then fears of Trump backlash scuttled the plan

A proposal to allow noncitizen voting in Los Angeles faced opposition due to concerns about insufficient details and potential harm to its intended beneficiaries. Fears of backlash linked to Donald Trump also contributed to the plan being abandoned.

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