New York Equal Rights Amendment Could Lead to Noncitizen Voting, Attorney Warns, as Illegal Northern Border Crossings Surge

Civil rights attorney Bobbie Anne Cox says the language preventing denial of civil rights based on ‘national origin’ could be used to justify noncitizens voting.

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Voters cast their ballots at a poll center at New York, November 8, 2022. AP/John Minchillo

A ballot initiative designed to further protect abortion access in New York State could be a “Trojan horse” to let illegal immigrants vote in statewide elections, a civil rights attorney is warning.

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