Sunland-Tujunga Council Splits on Noncitizen Voting

The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council voted seven to two on a motion to oppose allowing noncitizen voting in city elections, though the draft minutes record the motion as not passing.

The vote came at a special board meeting held June 29, 2026.

The motion called for the council to file a Community Impact Statement on Council File 26-0489, the city's charter reform package.

The City Council voted on June 17, 2026 to advance a package of charter amendments to the November 3, 2026 ballot.

The package includes a proposal to allow noncitizen voting in certain local elections.

The Sunland-Tujunga board held what the minutes describe as a lively discussion before the vote.

Some members raised concern that noncitizens who pay taxes or could face a military draft would not have the right to vote under the proposal.

Others felt such conditions would not be realistic to put into effect.

A yes vote on the motion meant opposing noncitizen voting for city candidates.

The final tally was seven yes, two no, one abstain, with six members absent out of sixteen seats.

The draft minutes note the motion did not pass, followed by the notation TBC.

The charter reform package also includes doubling the budget for the Recreation and Parks Department.

Items deferred to a 2028 ballot cycle include council expansion and ranked-choice voting.

The City Attorney's Office is drafting official ballot language for the November 3 measures.

This post is a summary of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council meeting on June 29, 2026. Visit the council page.