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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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…
First Noncitizen Appointed to San Francisco Election Commission
The city of San Francisco has appointed a foreign national with no legal voting rights in the U.S. to oversee how its elections are administered. Kelly Wong, a native of Hong Kong, was seated to the city’s seven-member Elections Commission last Wednesday by San Francisco’s Department of Elections. According to KQED-FM, Wong was sworn in by San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin in a ceremony that was attended by dozens of peop…
Breaking Barriers: San Francisco Appoints First Non-Citizen, Kelly…
Kelly Wong, a non-U.S. citizen, becomes the first immigrant rights advocate to join San Francisco's Elections Commission. This move marks a step towards enhanced democratic representation and inclusivity in governance.
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