"It was a brilliant campaign and it took a lot of work," says Smith, who works as a part-time campaign organizer.
EFZ members say they hope to apply the same successful techniques to pass a bill that would allow immigrants to vote in school committee elections.
Parents that are not citizens are currently unable to vote.
"Even if immigrants are not citizens, they still have children in the school system and should be able to influence the decisions," Lim says.
On Dec. 13, the City Council plans to hold a "vote in principle" on the issue. EFZ members expect the vote, not tied to a specific bill, to illustrate how much support the issue has in city government.
In addition, should the measure pass, the city's legal team will work to draft an actual ordinance, saving EFZ both money and effort.
The group used the same tactic in passing the living wage bill.
But immigrant voting rights have been a more controversial measure than the living wage, which attracted near-unanimous support.
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