New York Supreme Court Strikes Down Dem-Passed Law Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote

The New York state Supreme Court has ruled that non-citizens can not vote in local elections.

Earlier this year, New York City’s City Council approved a measure to give non-citizens the right to vote in local elections.

Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against the measure and the New York Supreme Court ruled that non-citizens do not have the right to vote.

The plan would have added roughly 800,000 New Yorkers to the voting rolls and would have allowed them to vote for mayor, public advocate, city council, borough presidents, and school boards.

Justice Ralph Porzio called the law illegal, saying it violated the New York State Constitution.

“The New York State Constitution expressly states that citizens meeting the age and residency requirements are entitled to register and vote in elections,” he said.