[RP TownTalk] Proposed legislation to allow non citizens to vote in RP before council Mar 8 @ 6:30pm

[Sarah Wayland]

As I understand it, this legislation is still in committee. It hasn’t yet
been finalized, much less presented to the council for consideration.

-Sarah


On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 9:30 PM Spiro Dimakas <spiro.dimakas11 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So if the have a majority the charter amendment will pass?
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 7, 2018, at 7:23 PM, Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> All
>
> This is a resend.  Wanted to make sure everyone is aware of this.  Please
> attend the meeting and voice your opinion.
>
> I've attached the Proposed Legislation for "Voting Expansion" because it
> wasn't available on the RP website when I checked.
>
> In summary, the proposed legislation removes the requirement of being a US
> citizen to vote in Riverdale Park (RP).  In addition, a non citizen will be
> able to vote if they are a resident of RP for 30 days.  Not sure how the
> Town is going to determine if a non citizen has lived here for 30 days.
>
> I urge all of you to review the attachment carefully and contact your
> Council person or Mayor as you see fit.  Attending the meeting and voicing
> your opinion won't hurt either.  This is a major, I repeat major change to
> RP's voting law.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jessica Barnes <jbarnes at riverdaleparkmd.gov>
> To: towntalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>; townannounce <
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> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2018 11:05 am
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Meeting Agenda: March 8 Legislative Committee
> Meeting (6:30 p.m.)
>
> *Town of Riverdale Park*
> *Legislative Committee Meeting*
> *March 8, 2018*
> *6:30 p.m.*
>
> *AGENDA*
>
> *Call to Order*
> *Approval of Agenda*
>
> *Discussion Items*
>
>    1. Proposed Legislation for Voting Expansion
>
>
> *New Business*
> *Unfinished Business*
> *Adjournment*
>
>
> Jessica
> Jessica E. Barnes
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