Because CAA believes that no one should be denied their voice solely because of their immigration status, we fight for noncitizens’ right to vote on local and state civic measures. In 2023, CAA and the Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative secured a landmark victory by winning immigrant parent voting rights in San Francisco. This win paved the way for Orange County, where Measure DD in Santa Ana advanced noncitizen voting. With CAA’s support, the Santa Ana for Fair Elections campaign affirmed the principle that immigrants who live, work, and pay taxes deserve representation in City Hall.

At the state level, CAA launched the California Local Voting Coalition to confront the political exclusion of 15.1% of California’s voting-age noncitizen residents. The coalition includes the Harbor Institute for Immigrant and Economic Justice, SIREN: Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network, VietRise, UP Pasadena, GO Public Schools Oakland, National Immigration Project, and Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment. Together, the coalition advanced immigrant voting by supporting California localities in learning more about advancing this right.