in World News Victory for Election Integrity: New York’s Highest Court Strikes Down NYC’s Law Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote
New York’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that would have allowed non-citizens to vote in municipal elections.
In 2021, New York City lawmakers passed a bill that would give noncitizens and illegal aliens the right to vote in municipal elections.
The new measure would give 800,000 green card holders and illegal alien “DREAMers” the right to cast a ballot.
The City Council bypassed state lawmakers and passed the measure and as expected, it prompted a legal challenge.
Republican opponents said the city council did not have the authority to grant voting rights to illegals.
Then-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio did not veto the measure.
Multiple lawsuits were filed to challenge the law and on Thursday, New York’s high court struck it down.