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Mike Chenault
7:58 - 8:34
“In this year alone, the Los Angeles City Council moved forward a proposal to allow non-citizens voting in city and school board elections.”
- Speaker
- Mike Chenault
- Timestamp
- 7:58 – 8:34
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
From the transcript
Thank you, uh, Lieutenant Governor. For the record, my name is Mike Chenault, and I am a co-sponsor for the Alaska— Alaskans for Citizen Voting Initiative. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today in support of this measure. I want to begin this with the issue of non-citizen voting, it's not hypothetical. In this year alone, the Los Angeles City Council moved forward a proposal to allow non-citizens voting in city and school board elections.
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