Latest News
January 1, NYC Allows Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections
The New York City Council approved a measure to allow noncitizens the right to vote in local elections, a move that would give 800,000 access to the ballot box.
“This is for my beautiful mother who will be able to vote for her son,” said councilmember Francisco Moya, whose family is from Ecuador.
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) does have the power to veto the measure, preventing it from becoming law, but he has said he will not veto it.
Legally documented noncitizens make up nearly one in nine of the city’s 7 million voting-age residents. The legislation would grant the right to vote in local elections to noncitizens who have been lawful permanent residents for at least 30 days, as well as those authorized to work in the U.S., including Dreamers and the children of undocumented immigrants.
“It is no secret we are making history today. Fifty years down the line, when our children look back at this moment, they will see a diverse coalition of advocates who came together to write a new chapter in New York City’s history by giving immigrant New Yorkers the power of the ballot,” said councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, the bill’s main sponsor.
Thirteen cities in the U.S. allow noncitizens to cast ballots in local elections, including 11 towns in Maryland and two in Vermont.
Noncitizens still can’t vote in federal elections or in state elections that pick the governor, judges, and legislators.
Source:
New York City’s noncitizens will soon be allowed to vote in local elections
-
Entertainment3 months ago
‘He’s A Pr*ck And F*cking Hates Republicans’: Megyn Kelly Goes Off on Don Lemon
-
Entertainment8 months ago
Whoopi Goldberg’s “Wildly Inappropriate” Commentary Forces “The View” into Unscheduled Commercial Break
-
Entertainment7 months ago
Late Night Host is Getting Canceled After Staffers Speak Out
-
Entertainment2 months ago
Beach Boys Founder Brian Wilson Announces Tragic News
-
Featured7 months ago
US Advises Citizens to Leave This Country ASAP
-
Entertainment4 weeks ago
Comedy Mourns Legend Richard Lewis: A Heartfelt Farewell
-
Featured6 months ago
Benghazi Hero: Hillary Clinton is “One of the Most Disgusting Humans on Earth”
-
Latest News4 weeks ago
Supreme Court Gift: Trump’s Trial Delayed, Election Interference Allegations Linger
Louise Benedetto
December 14, 2021 at 11:35 am
That is Unconstitutional to allow Biden’s illegal immigrants to vote under any circumstances! Who approved it?
Louise Benedetto
December 14, 2021 at 11:42 am
It is against Constitutional law to allow any illegal immigrants to vote in the United States. This issue has to be voted on, no mandates.