The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to remove a proposed noncitizen voting measure from the Nov. 3 ballot, sending it back to committee for additional study after council members said key questions remain unresolved.

The Los Angeles Times reported the proposal would have asked voters to authorize the City Council to pass an ordinance allowing noncitizens to vote in Los Angeles city and school board elections.

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who introduced the proposal two months ago, acknowledged he had not done enough outreach and said he received letters from members of the Black community raising concerns about the measure.

"I grew up in South Central Los Angeles. The Black and Brown solidarity is deep to me, and means something to me, and I don't want this to be something that gets pushed through that is seen as a negative, something negative for the city of Los Angeles," Soto-Martínez said.

Soto-Martínez said he intends to continue pursuing the proposal for a future election.

Councilmember Traci Park, who had voted earlier this month to advance the measure, said too many questions remain unanswered, including who would be permitted to vote, how Los Angeles County would administer such an election, and how noncitizen voters would be protected if federal immigration agents sought access to voter information.

"My concern here is that if this goes to the ballot, the voters won't really know what they're voting for, because we don't really know either," Park said.

Councilmember John Lee pointed to San Francisco's noncitizen school board voting system, noting that the city's elections website warns voter information may be obtained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other entities.

"Given the experience of the only California city that currently allows noncitizen voting, it is not fear mongering to raise these concerns," Lee said.

"They are real issues that must be addressed before Los Angeles asks voters to approve a similar system," he said.

The proposal received preliminary approval earlier this month on a 10-5 vote.

At that meeting, Soto-Martínez argued that residents who live, work, pay taxes, and raise families in Los Angeles should have a voice in city government.

The Times reported the proposal would not have granted noncitizens the right to vote.

Instead, it would have amended the city charter to allow the council to adopt a future ordinance establishing voter eligibility and election procedures.