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NYC Council approves bill allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections
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The bill does not confer voting rights for state or federal elections to the city's 800,000 immigrants with green cards and work authorization, nor does it permit unauthorized immigrants to vote.
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NYC Council Passes Bill To Give Noncitizens Right To Vote In City Elections
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NYC Council approves bill allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections
Under a bill nearing approval, some 800,000 noncitizens would be allowed to cast ballots in elections to pick the mayor, City Council members and other municipal officeholders.
Under a bill nearing approval, some 800,000 noncitizens would be allowed to cast ballots in elections to pick the mayor, City Council members and other municipal officeholders.
By Kelly Mena, CNN The New York City Council on Thursday is set to approve a measure that will allow for noncitizens who are legal residents to vote in local elections. Under the bill, individuals who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and are legal permanent residents in the US
The bill does not confer voting rights for state or federal elections to the city's 800,000 immigrants with green cards and work authorization, nor does it permit unauthorized immigrants to vote.
New York City on Thursday voted to allow noncitizens to vote in certain local elections, including for mayor, city council member Ydanis Rodriguez, who sponsored the bill,
The New York City Council on Thursday approved a measure to allow the nearly 800,000 legal non-citizens in the metropolis to vote in municipal elections.
Noncitizens in New York City would gain the right to vote in municipal elections under a measure approved Thursday by the City Council that would give access to the ballot box to 800,000 green card holders and so-called Dreamers.
The New York City Council passed Thursday a bill, allowing nearly 800,000 non-citizen, but legal residents of the city to cast a ballot in local elections.
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