June 28, 2022 By Rajan Laad
Last year, the New York City Council passed legislation that allows non-citizens who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and are legal permanent residents in the U.S. to vote in city elections for mayor, public advocate, the borough president, and city council. The law also applies to green card holders, individuals with workers' permits, and DACA recipients. The law was set to go into effect on January 2023. Fortunately, a group affiliated with the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit challenging the legislation.
More than 800,000 non-citizens would have become eligible for voting rights if this new law had taken effect. The lawsuit also stated that "by
dramatically increasing the pool of eligible voters, the Non-Citizen
Voting Law will dilute the votes of United States citizens, including
the plaintiffs in this action.” New York’s State Supreme Court Justice Ralph Porzio, based in Staten Island, struck down the legislation in a ruling calling it illegal and stating that it violates the state constitution, which only provides for citizens to vote.........the City of New York cannot "obviate" the restrictions imposed by the constitution."...........To Read More....
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