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NYC’S NONCITIZEN VOTING LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN APPELLATE COURT

Charline Charles
1 hour ago

FILE - New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez speaks during a rally on
the steps of City Hall ahead of a City Council vote to allow lawful permanent
residents to cast votes in elections to pick the mayor, City Council members and
other municipal officeholders, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in New York. More than
800,000 noncitizens and so-called Dreamers in New York City will have access to
the ballot box, and could vote in municipal elections as early as 2023, after
Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation approved by the City Council a month
earlier to automatically become law on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary
Altaffer, File)

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A New York City law that would have allowed noncitizens
the right to vote in local elections was ruled unconstitutional by a state
appeals court Wednesday.

The law, known as Local Law 11, would have granted legal permanent residents and
people with US work authorization the right to vote in municipal elections. It
was struck down on a 3-to-1 vote issued by the state Appellate Court.



“During a time where nearly 200,000 migrants have flooded our city and streets,
disrupting the public and attacking our police officers, my colleagues and I
have worked tirelessly to protect our voting laws which were created for
citizens of the United States,” said Assemblyman Michael Tannousis on Wednesday.

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The New York City Council approved the bill in 2021. The law quickly faced a
lawsuit challenging it after Mayor Eric Adams passed it in 2022. A New York
lower court also ruled the law violated the Constitution in 2022.

The law’s supporters said it gave an electoral voice to many people who have
made a home in the city and pay taxes to it but face tough paths to citizenship.



New York GOP Chair Nick Langworthy and several Republican elected officials said
the law violated provisions in the state constitution and state election law
that specifically confer voting rights on citizens.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local
news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She
joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Categories: Local News, News



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