A state Supreme Court justice rejected an attempt by immigrant rights groups and New York City Council to expand the public’s notion of what 'citizen' means.
A New York Supreme Court justice has struck down a New York City measure that would have allowed noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections.A New York Supreme Court justice has struck down a New York City measure that would have allowed noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections.
Immigrant rights advocates say they plan to appeal New York Supreme Court Justice Ralph Porzio’s order striking down the law passed by the New York City Council late last year. It took effect in January, granting an estimated 800,000 to 1 million noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections, including next year's races for Council seats.
Based upon a plain reading of the New York State Constitution, 'every citizen,' in this Court’s opinion, means every citizen of the United States.The lawsuit, brought by both local and national Republicans, was filed against Mayor Eric Adams, among other defendants. Adams, a Democrat, had not supported the law, but didn’t oppose it either. His predecessor, Bill de Blasio, expressed misgivings about the measure’s constitutionality, but let it become law without his signature.
Noncitizens were allowed to vote in school board elections in New York City until the school boards were abolished in 2002, and currently,, including 11 jurisdictions in Maryland and two in Vermont. San Francisco only allows non-citizens to vote in school board elections.
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