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PIX11 NYC’S NONCITIZEN VOTING LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN APPELLATE COURT Charline Charles 2 hours 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. More Local News 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 PIX11 Back to top Ad