One thing I need to look up, and people can chime in with if they already know, is could a state do this for national level (presidential) elections? Local government don't have this kind of authority, but being a federalist country, our states have a lot of power, generally any explicitly not given to the federal government. As far as I am aware, we don't technically have a national election for president, but 51 separate state (and DC) ones, and their rules vary. As an example, in some states, you cannot vote if you were ever a felon, while others you can vote once you are out, others you have to clear parole/probation, and in 2 you can vote all the time, even from prison. What is to stop a state from allowing any residents to vote if they so choose, regardless of citizenship status?
