Kelly Wong is the first noncitizen to be appointed to San Fransisco's Elections Commission

“A woman who doesn’t even have the ability to legally vote in the United States was sworn into San Francisco’s Elections Commission on Wednesday.

Northern California public news site KQED reported Thursday that Hong Kong immigrant Kelly Wong ‘is believed to be the first noncitizen appointed to the commission,’ after San Francisco passed a measure in 2020 removing the citizenship requirement to serve on city boards, commissions and advisory bodies.

In the interview with the outlet prior to her swearing in, Wong talked about the importance of getting immigrants, especially those who can’t speak English, informed about the voting process.”