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Apr 5, 2016election-lawdual-citizenshipdisqualificationcomeleclocal-government-codecitizenship-retention
Dual Citizens Barred From Local Office: Void Candidacy and Next-Placer Rule
Dual citizens who fail to renounce foreign citizenship are disqualified from local office. Their votes are void, and the next eligible candidate wins.