Some jurisdictions allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. I remember Friendship Heights MD doing this, because so many ambassadors live there and they wanted them to feel like a proper part of the community.
@somemom, the SF effort only involved school board elections and in order to register people had to be over 18, live within the city, and have a child under 19.
Still, how confusing to the non citizens. How easy would it be for them to vote in other elections, not understanding the ramifications.
In NC 9, it looks like some were suspicious about what happened in the primary election as well as the general election (the same candidate narrowly won (or appeared to have won) both):
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/election-fraud-claims-rock-north-carolina-house-race-between-harris-mccready.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-officials-had-early-warnings-of-voting-irregularities-in-north-carolina/2018/12/06/b3e5c6d4-f8bf-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html
@somemom In some jurisdictions non-citizens are permitted to vote in school board elections. That’s the case in the article you cited. In contrast to the felony behavior alleged in NC, registering noncitizens for school board elections is legal.
It’s not at all confusing. Their names would not be on the roster for any other elections. Please don’t lose sleep over this.