Reports indicate that up to 800,000 non-citizens may soon have the right to vote in New York City elections, as a court is expected to review legislation this week that would allow them to register before the upcoming city elections.
A major court in New York is scheduled to hear the case on Tuesday, according to Politico. This comes after a previous decision by an appellate court last year that blocked efforts by Democratic lawmakers to extend voting rights to non-citizens.
Should the Democrats’ initiative succeed, approximately 800,000 non-citizens residing in New York City would be granted the ability to vote in local elections, such as the highly anticipated mayoral race this November, the report said.
Supporters of the proposed legislation, which would allow non-citizens to participate in elections, argue that these residents are unfairly taxed without representation.
“In five City Council districts, non-U.S. citizens make up about a third of the adult population,” lawyers reportedly stated in a court filing. “These New Yorkers pay billions in taxes and yet have no say in local policies on public safety, garbage collection, or housing — all matters that affect their day-to-day lives.”
Meanwhile, New York City Republicans are opposed to the idea, reiterating that the state constitution specifically grants voting rights to “every citizen.”
“It’s hard to discuss because it’s crazy it’s even an issue,” New York State Senator Andrew Lanza (R-24th Senate District) told Politico, adding, “Citizens ought to vote. If you’re not a citizen of a country, you should not have a say.”
Last year, an appellate court ruled 3-1 to block the law allowing non-citizens to vote, with the judges concluding that “irrefutable inference applies that noncitizens were intended to be excluded from those entitled to vote.”
The legislation comes as a fierce race heats up among Democratic candidates competing to replace Mayor Eric Adams (D) of New York City.
{Matzav.com}
Welcome to New Yorkistan.
This is insane.
Deport any aliens who vote contrary to the constitution.
All partisan politics. Soon these these Democrat mental midgets will grant voting rights to infants and children, then to monkeys. None of this is remotely logical, but then the Democratic Party has long since devolved into something incomprehensible to rational man.
This is terrible. Illegals should NOT be given the right to vote. Dems pushing hard again.
I don’t understand why this is even a topic?! How can you make a law that encourages people to break the law?! its a federal crime to vote if you’re not a citizen!
this is ALL eric adams doing
Adrienne Adams and Carl Heastie will do everything in their power to turn New York into a 3rd world country and bring the middle class white man to their knees.
If they feel that they should vote let them become citizens. If not, let them go back to where they came from
Even children have to pay income tax on earned income (once it reaches a certain level) – such as “child actors”. Does that mean children should vote?
Further to my previous post, the so-called tax could be renamed to “fee” for the right to work.
i have no oppositio to illegals but since they dont pay taxes government money should not be spent on them . it should be spent on citizens. they shouldnt vote because they dont get taxed because they arent citizens