![]() Proponents of the San Francisco measure say that all parents should have a say in who runs their children’s schools, regardless of their immigration status. ![]() Now, the city of San Francisco has appealed. citizens to vote “dilutes” the vote of U.S. Lacy argued that allowing parents who are not U.S. Lacy, and a court found the measure to be unconstitutional. citizens are not eligible to vote in federal elections, California state elections and in most other local elections.Ī lawsuit challenging the measure was filed in 2021 by the conservative group United States Justice Foundation and its president, James V. The law applies to permanent residents, or green-card holders, immigrants with visas that allow them to work in the U.S., and undocumented immigrants. San Francisco voters passed a ballot measure in November 2016 that allows parents and guardians of children living in the city to vote in school board elections, even if they are not U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in school board elections in San Francisco. The First District Court of Appeal heard oral arguments today about whether or not immigrant parents who are not U.S.
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