Why, the good grey liberal NY Times, Graham... guess you are too fucking lazy to
look things, up, EH...???
And we ALL know that you in Canada allow non - citizens to vote - YES...???
;-P
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/nyregion/noncitizens-nyc-voting-rights.html
Noncitizens’ Right to Vote Becomes Law in New York City
Starting next year, 800,000 legal permanent residents will be eligible to vote in municipal elections.
By Grace Ashford
Jan. 9, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams, setting aside prior misgivings, allowed a bill to become law on Sunday
that would grant more than 800,000 noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections.
“I believe that New Yorkers should have a say in their government, which is why I have and
will continue to support this important legislation,” the mayor said in a statement.
“I look forward to bringing millions more into the democratic process,” he added.
The measure applies to legal residents, including those with green cards, and so-called
Dreamers who were brought to the country illegally as children but were allowed to
remain under a federal program known as DACA. Although the City Council approved
the bill last month, New York law provides the mayor the opportunity to veto it within
30 days. Without any action, the bill passes into law automatically, as happened with this measure.
Because of the new law, an estimated 808,000 adults will be eligible to vote beginning
Jan. 9, 2023, according to the City Council. They will be able to vote in primary and
general elections for citywide contests, like those for mayor and public advocate, as
well as in local races, like those for City Council and borough presidents. The law
does not allow noncitizens to vote in state or federal elections.
On Monday, the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit against the
mayor, City Council and the city Board of Elections, challenging the law as unconstitutional.
In a statement, Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee,
accused Democrats of attempting to subvert elections by allowing noncitizens to
vote, adding: “American elections should be decided by American citizens.”
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