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ALBANY, New York — New York’s top court has struck down a law that would have let noncitizens vote in New York City elections, with the court’s progressive majority overwhelmingly siding with ...
The 6-1 ruling blocks a New York ... noncitizens were illegally voting in large numbers, and eight states passed measures banning noncitizen voting. New York City isn't the first governmental body ...
New York’s highest court on Thursday blocked ... in the nation to grant municipal voting rights to noncitizens after the the City Council passed the law in late 2021. The measure, however ...
In a 6-1 ruling, the high court said “the New York constitution as it stands today draws a firm line restricting voting to citizens.” Supporters estimated the law would have applied to about ...
New York’s top court on Thursday struck down a city law as unconstitutional that would’ve expanded the right to vote in local elections to hundreds of thousands of noncitizen residents.
The state’s highest court on Thursday overturned a New York City law that extended voting rights to lawful permanent residents and other noncitizens for certain municipal elections. The 6-1 ...
the state's highest court, on Thursday struck down New York City's law that granted some noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections, ruling the Constitution limits voting to citizens.
In January 2022, New York City became the first major city in the nation to grant municipal voting rights ... progressive New York Court of Appeals struck down the law by a 6-1 margin, concluding ...
New York City’s controversial ... did agree with certain parts of the court’s ruling, which found that the way the Council passed the noncitizen voting law was legitimate.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York’s highest court struck down a New York City law Thursday that would have let nearly one million noncitizens vote in municipal elections. In a 6-1 decision ...