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The Boston city council debated allowing noncitizens to vote in city elections, with concerns raised about record-keeping and potential voter fraud.
“We have people who, despite not being given a voice in their local government through the ballot, have worked, sacrificed and invested in their neighborhoods, and all people should have a say in the decisions that impact their daily lives,” councilor Kendra Lara said.
“Our preferred method would be to use the secretary of state’s database because it’s just one place where we can house everything,” Elections Commissioner Eneida Tavares said. (Trending: Ousted Democrat Who Filmed Explicit Tape Blames Homophobia)
“It’s easier to update voting, voter information, give voter history to voters and everything of that nature.”
City councilor Liz Breadon said, “If they’re on a pathway to citizenship, you didn’t want a mistake to happen that would put that in jeopardy because the federal government has a big black and white all or nothing approach to these things.”
Meanwhile, Mayor Michelle Wu faced controversy for hosting a “no-whites-allowed” Christmas party, defended as a long-standing event and dismissed as an “honest mistake” after invitations were mistakenly sent to white council members.
The party exclusion even extended to Wu’s own white husband.
“I did send that to everyone by accident, and I apologize if my email may have offended or came across as so,” DosSantos wrote.
“Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.”
“We’ve had individual conversations with everyone so people understand that it was truly just an honest mistake that went out in typing the email field,” the Post reported.
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