Scope of NYC Noncitizen Voting Law Draws State Top Court Concern

New York’s top court expressed worries about the broader ramifications of a New York City law letting resident immigrants with green cards or work authorizations vote in city elections.

“I don’t see any cabining principles” that would prevent voting rights from being extended to other groups, including undocumented people, Court of Appeals Associate Judge Caitlin Halligan said Tuesday during oral arguments.

LatinoJustice and the New York City Council are appealing a lower court ruling that found unconstitutional the law, enacted by the city council in 2022, that allowed up to one million non-citizens living in New York City for at ...