Published 2 months ago

San Francisco Appoints First Noncitizen to Serve on Elections Commission

San Francisco appointed its first noncitizen, Kelly Wong, to the Elections Commission, thanks to a 2020 voter-approved measure.
Wong's goal is to improve immigrant and non-English voter engagement, focusing on better translations of voter materials.
Wong plans to continue advocating for immigrant rights through her work with Chinese for Affirmative Action.

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Washington Examiner

San Francisco Elections Commission blasted for appointment of noncitizen from China - Washington Examiner

Chinese immigrant Kelly Wong became the first noncitizen appointed to California‘s San Francisco Elections Commission last week, and the decision has received criticism. The Hong Kong immigrant came to the United States in 2019, and a year later, San Francisco voters passed a measure to remove the citizenship requirement to serve on city boards and advisory bodies. Kelly Wong is not a citizen of the United States.She was just appointed to the S…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

San Francisco Appoints First Noncitizen to Election Commission

San Francisco’s Elections Commission has, for what is believed to be a first time in history, appointed a non-U.S. citizen, who isn’t legally allowed to vote, to serve as an official. The officer, Kelly Wong, was sworn in on Wednesday, according to local news outlet KQED. It reported that Ms. Wong, an immigrant rights advocate, is a native of Hong Kong who arrived in the United States in 2019 for graduate studies. She was sworn in by Board of Su…

2 months ago·New York, United States

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