New York's top court strikes down law allowing NYC noncitizens to vote
- New York's Court of Appeals voted 6-1 to block a law allowing non-citizens to vote in NYC elections, supporting a previous ruling.
- The law aimed to give approximately 800,000 legal noncitizen residents the right to vote in municipal elections.
- Chief Justice Rowan Wilson stated that the New York Constitution restricts voting to citizens, emphasizing a clear legal boundary.
- Republican officials celebrated the ruling as a victory for citizen voting rights, while the city acknowledged the court's decision.
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New York's top court strikes down law allowing NYC noncitizens to vote
New York State's top court struck down a law allowing noncitizens to vote in New York City local elections. The law would have given more than 800,000 people with green cards or permanent residence status the ability to cast a ballot. The law was approved in the final days of the Bill De Blasio administration and the legislation subsequently went into effect in 2022 after neither he nor his successor Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the bill. The legal i…
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