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Mike Lee: “No federal statute prohibits it. Nothing in the US…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee Stands for SAVE America Act: March 22nd

Published | Video Starts at 08:20

Now, why they would want to do this I do not understand. I fail to comprehend why that is a good idea. It seems like a terrible idea. But No federal statute prohibits it. Nothing in the US Constitution prohibits it [non-citizen voting in local elections]. Insofar as we're talking about a state or a local office and a state or a local election for a state or local office, federal law, neither the federal statutes nor the US Constitution prohibits that from happening. (08:20–26:24)

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Asserts that neither federal statutes nor the US Constitution prohibit non-citizen voting in local elections.

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