San Francisco Spends $310,000 to Register 49 Non-Citizen Voters for School-Board Elections

San Francisco Spends $310,000 to Register 49 Non-Citizen Voters for School-Board Elections
A man votes in the California primary at City Hall in San Francisco on June 7, 2016. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
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Only 49 non-citizens signed up to vote in San Francisco’s school-board elections on Nov. 6, even as the city spent some $310,000 to attract such voters.

At a cost of more than $6,300 per voter, the effort ended up “pretty much a bust the first time out,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Oct. 28.
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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