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Non-citizens are likely to be able to participate in local elections in New York
Submitted by Tekpetey » Sun 19-Dec-2021, 08:18Subject Area: General | 1 member rating |
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The corresponding initiative, apparently, will be supported by the City Council and the Mayor of New York
New York may soon become the largest city in the United States, where non-citizens will have the right to vote in local elections.
The number of non-citizens who have reached the voting age and are legally residing in the city is approximately one-ninth of the 7 million New Yorkers who are eligible to vote.
The bill, which is nearing adoption, suggests that about 800,000 non-citizens will be able to vote for the mayor, city councilors and other municipal officials.
At the same time, non-citizens will still not be able to vote in elections for president or members of Congress, as well as in elections for governor, legislators and state judges.
No significant obstacles to the adoption of this law are foreseen. The document received widespread support from the city council, which is expected to approve the initiative on Thursday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would not veto him.
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