Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

How it moves voter issues

• +1Immigration

  Bars noncitizens, including some without legal status, from voting in D.C. local elections.

  Medium confidence · direction only, not good or bad

  AI score: +1 from claude-opus-5-5. Compare the models

• −1Civil rights & equal treatment

  TypeSafe: affects p=0.72, effect -1.15 (conf 0.57)

  Medium confidence

  AI score: −1 from typesafe:jev-1.13.0. Compare the models

• −1Elections & government accountability

  Overturns a D.C. law letting noncitizen residents vote in local elections, narrowing the local electorate.

  High confidence

  AI scores averaged: −1 from typesafe:jev-1.13.0, −1 from claude-opus-5-5. Compare the models

What it does

This joint resolution nullifies the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia. The act allows noncitizens who meet residency and other requirements to vote in local elections in the district.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, passed house version.

Every recorded vote on it

1. Feb 9, 2023House On PassageDisapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022260 yea 162 nayCounts toward rankings