New York’s Highest Court Strikes Down New York City’s Law Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote in Local Elections
All but one of the seven justices on New York’s Court of Appeals signed on to the opinion.
New York City’s law allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional, according to the state’s highest court.
On Thursday, six of the seven justices on New York’s Court of Appeals struck down New York City’s law, which would have given more than 800,000 non-citizens with permanent residency or are eligible to work the right to vote in local elections.
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