North Carolina
Contemporary Movements in North Carolina
The Herald-Sun
Carrboro, North Carolina
May 12, 2006
BOA: Immigrants have right to vote
BY JENNIFER FERRIS : The Herald-Sun
CARRBORO (North Carolina)—What might seem like a popular view in
Carrboro could be too radical for the rest of the state to handle,
members of the town’s legislative delegation warned Friday.
Members of the Board of Aldermen asked their state representatives at a
breakfast meeting to consider carrying several controversial issues to
the next session of the General Assembly, which convenes Monday. But
while all the legislators said they supported the measures — which
included introducing a bill allowing non-citizens to vote — they
declined to bring them to the state for consideration. READ MORE
The Daily Tar Heel
Carrboro, North Carolina
April 08, 2004
By Shannan Bowen
Assistant City Editor
Though John Herrera, a member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, married a U.S. citizen in 1988, he had to wait 10 more years to become a citizen himself.
During the waiting period, prolonged because of lost immigration papers, Herrera couldn’t participate in local government or vote for representatives in his town.
But Herrera told the board Tuesday that he wants to ask state legislators to grant Carrboro immigrants who are permanent residents and have applied for U.S. citizenship the right to vote in local municipal elections. The board will meet with members of the Orange County delegation to the N.C. General Assembly on April 19. READ MORE
The Daily Tar Heel
Carrboro, North Carolina
April 12, 2004
Editorial Board Opinion
Carrboro residents in the process of attaining U.S. citizenship should be able to vote in the municiple elections that greatly affect them.
Casting a ballot in the voting booth represents the physical embodiment of democracy. Voters who pay taxes and contribute to their communities get the opportunity to choose their leaders and hold them accountable.
Unfortunately, many permanent residents who have immigrated to the United States find themselves in a type of voter limbo waiting for final approval after applying for citizenship. These people get no voice in the voting process.
Carrboro Alderman John Herrera presented a promising solution at last week’s meeting of the Board of Aldermen. READ MORE
LAST UPDATED July 15, 2006