2023: Schweikert Voted To Disapprove D.C.'s November 2022 Ordinance That Would Allow Non-Citizens, Including Undocumented Immigrants, To Vote In Local D.C. Elections Starting In 2024. In February 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted for a resolution that would "establish congressional disapproval of, effectively repealing, the November 2022 District of Columbia Council legislation allowing noncitizens, including undocumented immigrants, to vote in local D.C. elections beginning in 2024." The vote was on passage. The House passed the resolution by a vote of 260 to 162, thus the resolution was sent to the Senate. [House Vote 118, 2/9/23; Congressional Quarterly, 2/9/23; Congressional Actions, H.J.Res. 24]
The D.C. Ordinance Would Allow Foreign Citizens Who Live In D.C., Including Undocumented Immigrants, To Vote In Location, And Mayor Bowser Allowed The Bill To Become Law Without Her Signature. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The other measure would allow foreign citizens residing in D.C., including undocumented immigrants, to vote in local elections. That bill passed the D.C. Council in October. Bowser did not act on the bill, allowing it to be enacted without her signature." [Congressional Quarterly, 2/9/23]
Republicans Claimed The D.C. Law Hindered Election Integrity And Aggravated Migration Challenges On The Southern Border. According to Congressional Quarterly, "Congressional Republicans argued that legislation undermines election integrity and aggravates migration challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border." [Congressional Quarterly, 2/9/23]
Republicans Criticized The Law As Particularly Inappropriate Because Of The Hundreds Of Foreign Embassies In D.C. According to the Associated Press, "The measure to grant noncitizens, including immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, the right to vote in local elections is not unique. Similar measures have passed in multiple jurisdictions around the country, including Takoma Park, Maryland --- a liberal bastion on the outskirts of Washington that is Raskin's home district. But multiple Republican critics claimed that the unique nature of D.C. with its hundreds of foreign embassies, made it particularly inappropriate." [Associated Press, 2/9/23]
About 50,000 Non-Citizens Reside In D.C. Out Of 700,000 Residents. According to the Associated Press, "Official estimates set the number of noncitizen D.C. residents at around 50,000, out of a total population of just under 700,000 residents." [Associated Press, 2/9/23]
2023: Schweikert Effectively Voted To Disapprove D.C.'s Voting Eligibility Law. In February 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted for the "adoption of the rule (H Res 97) that would provide for consideration of [...] a joint resolution (H J Res 24) disapproving the D.C. Council voting eligibility law." The vote was on the adoption of the rule. The House adopted the rule by a vote of 217 to 208. [House Vote 109, 2/7/23; Congressional Quarterly, 2/7/23; Congressional Actions, H.J. Res. 24; Congressional Actions, H.Res. 97]
2023: Schweikert Effectively Voted To Disapprove D.C.'s Voting Eligibility Law. In February 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted for the "motion to order the previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on the rule (H Res 97) that would provide for consideration of [...] a joint resolution (H J Res 24) disapproving the D.C. Council voting eligibility law." The vote was on a motion to order the previous question. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 217 to 208. [House Vote 108, 2/7/23; Congressional Quarterly, 2/7/23; Congressional Actions, H.J. Res. 24; Congressional Actions, H.Res. 97]
2024: Schweikert Voted To Prohibit Noncitizens From Voting In Local D.C. Elections and To Repeal The Local Law That Allows Noncitizens To Vote In Local Elections. In May 2024, Schweikert voted for , according to Congressional Quarterly, "the bill that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in an election for public office and for any ballot initiative or referendum in the District of Columbia. It also would repeal a D.C. local resident voting rights law which allows noncitizens, including undocumented immigrants, to vote in local D.C. elections." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 262 to 143. [House Vote 232, 5/23/24; Congressional Quarterly, 5/23/24; Congressional Actions, H.R. 192]