New York Supreme Court Strikes Down NYC Law Allowing Non-citizen Residents to Vote in City Elections – IOTW Report

New York Supreme Court Strikes Down NYC Law Allowing Non-citizen Residents to Vote in City Elections

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Noncitizens who reside legally in New York City will no longer be permitted to vote in city elections, according to the state Supreme Court, which struck down a law that went into effect earlier this year.

The law would have granted New York’s more than 800,000 legal noncitizens the right to vote in city elections beginning next year. On Monday, however, the court ruled that there is “no statuary ability for the City of New York to issue inconsistent laws permitting noncitizens to vote and exceed the authority granted to it.” 

“The Municipal Voting Law is ‘impermissible simply and solely for the reason that the Constitution says that it cannot be done.’ Though voting is a right that so many citizens take for granted, the City of New York cannot ‘obviate’ the restrictions imposed by the Constitution” wrote the court. MORE

8 Comments on New York Supreme Court Strikes Down NYC Law Allowing Non-citizen Residents to Vote in City Elections

  1. Imagine that, a New York Supreme Court that can actually read the Constitution of the United States of America. What’s next? Is a roundup of all the illegal aliens who have been electing the idiots who have practically destroyed New York City and the State of New York on the horizon? Not likely, but wouldn’t it be great to watch on MSNBC and CNN.

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