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Article: Municipal ID Card Approved.
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- Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
- Article date:
- June 5, 2007
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Byline: Mark Spencer
Jun. 5--NEW HAVEN -- The board of aldermen overwhelming approved Monday a municipal identification card that will be available to all residents, including illegal immigrants, making the city the first in the nation to issue such documents, city leaders said.
Supporters, who have worked on the plan for more than two years, thought they had 20 solid votes on the 30-member board, but walked away with a 25-1 victory.
As the vote was announced in the aldermanic chambers, the packed room erupted in applause, then a standing ovation, then a chant of "si, se puede" -- yes, we can -- the phrase two aldermen used earlier in voting for the ID cards.
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