Guest Editorial: Allow Non-Citizens to Vote in Seattle Elections

Former Seattle mayor Mike McGinn says this city should allow non-citizens to vote. Kelly O
In my last months as mayor, I was presented with a novel issue about voting rights.First, some background. The federal government was retreating from the protection of voting rights so we appointed an Immigrant Rights Voting Taskforce to see what we could do locally.Their report is due soon.
Voting is no small thing. In the face of money, power, and influence, voting is the ultimate recourse of the public