North Station

Request to the state

Expand Boston voting rights for all legal residents

Last activity March 19, 2026 (6 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    March 12, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.

  3. Council vote

  4. Mayor's desk

  5. State legislature

This matter proposes a home rule petition to allow all legal Boston residents who are 18 or older to vote in local elections. It notes that non-citizen residents pay taxes and contribute to the city while lacking municipal voting rights, and would require regulations by the Board of Election Commissioners. The petition clarifies limits to state and federal elections.

Affects Non-citizen legal residents of Boston

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Ruthzee Louijeune, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Julia Mejia

Now with the Committee on Government Operations

About Civil Rights & Immigration and Government Operations & Elections

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Official title

Home Rule Petition for an Act Relative to Voting For All Legal Residents in the City of Boston.

Timeline

  1. March 18, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, March 18, 2026