A GUIDEBOOK FOR IMPLEMENTING NON-CITIZEN VOTING RIGHTS NATIONWIDE

United We Dream is a nonprofit organization that advocates for
the rights of immigrants and underrepresented citizens. The
organization has been a champion for non-citizens, whose lack
of voting rights excludes them from the democratic processes
that shape their lives. United We Dream contracted the Capstone
team to identify a pathway to legalize non-citizen voting rights
in Maryland and Texas. The team created a guidebook including
political landscape research on the state of voting rights for
non-citizens in designated states, a resource guide of local
organizations providing legal and community advocacy resources,
survey material, and interviews with experts in the field. The team
provided recommendations to the client on how its leadership
can mobilize and activate non-citizens on gaining voting rights,
starting with Maryland and Texas, with the goal for the guidebook
to be instrumental in instigating similar changes for noncitizens
nationwide.