Rep. Jim Jordan criticized online after saying 'only Americans should vote in American elections'

Republican’s tweet concerned House Joint Resolution 24, which overturns a D.C. bill allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections

Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, caused a stir on Twitter Friday night after he said Democrats in Washington, D.C., were "ridiculous" to support a decision allowing non-citizens the opportunity to vote.

"Only Americans should vote in American elections," said Jordan, prompting backlash.

The Republican’s tweet concerned House Joint Resolution 24, or the "Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022," which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.

The resolution seeks to overturn a bill that passed the D.C. Council in October, which opened the local voting process to immigrants.

[b][i]How is this even a question?[/i][/b]

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Do Americans get to vote in other country’s elections? If not maybe they shouldn’t vote in ours either.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@cherokeepatti If they had dual citizenship they would be able to vote in all elections not just local ones. You don't need to be a citizen to vote in local elections. I don't know how many American's are permanent residents but about 300 were granted resident status last year, along with about a thousand Britons, and about nine and a half thousand from about 90 other nations. 761 Americans were granted Norwegian citizenship last year.

All of these people will be able to vote in elections for local government in the towns where they live.

https://www.udi.no/statistikk-og-analyse/statistikk/permanent-oppholdstillatelse-etter-statsborgerskap-2022/

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Budwick You asked "How is this even a question" and I provided a reason why it can be question, sounds right on topic to me. If you don't want answers don't ask questions.