NYC Noncitizen Voting Law Struck Down by State Top Court (3)

A New York City law letting resident immigrants with green cards or work authorizations vote in city elections is unconstitutional, the state’s top court ruled Thursday.

The New York State Constitution “limits voting to citizens,” Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote for the 6-1 court. The ruling affirms a lower court decision from February 2024 striking down the law, which allowed up to 1 million non-citizens living in New York City for at least 30 days before an election to vote in municipal elections. The law did not provide for those residents to vote in state or federal ...