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| NYC may soon let 800,000 non-US citizens vote |
| 2021-11-24 |
| [FoxNews] Bill calls for allowing legal residents and others to vote in city elections. So what's the difference between a citizen and a non-citizen? Apparently nothing. New York City may soon permit hundreds of thousands of noncitizens to vote in municipal elections, while Mayor Bill de Blasio and his successor, Eric Adams, feel differently about the prospect. The bill aims to amend the city's charter by including a new chapter with provisions for allowing green card holders and those with work authorization to register to vote and take part in citywide elections through the creation of a separate municipal voter registration. Adams supported the concept when he was campaigning for mayor earlier this year. "We cannot be a beacon to the world and continue to attract the global talent, energy and entrepreneurship that has allowed our city to thrive for centuries if we do not give immigrants a vote in how this city is run and what our priorities are for the future," Adams said in February, according to the New York Daily News. De Blasio, meanwhile, said on "The Brian Lehrer Show" in September that there are "two problems" with the bill. "One, I don't believe it is legal. Our law department is very clear on this," the mayor said. "I really believe this has to be decided at the state level, according to state law." The other issue, he said, is that it undermines efforts to get people to become citizens. "I think there's a real set of mixed feelings it generates in me about what's the right way to approach this issue," he said. The New York Times reports that the bill would allow an estimated 808,000 noncitizens to vote. The bill says residents must be living in the city for at least 30 days prior to an election. It also specifies that it only applies to municipal elections and calls for a separate form of voter registration to reflect that. "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to confer upon municipal voters the right to vote for any state or federal office or on any state or federal ballot question," the bill says. That difference is what leads Anu Joshi, the vice president of policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, to believe the bill would stand up to a legal challenge, despite de Blasio's concerns. "Any restrictions that are currently on the books really only apply to federal and state elections," Joshi told the Times. The bill is next scheduled for a vote by the city council on Dec. 9. Related: New York City: 2021-11-21 Antifa black bloc rioters attacked a Queens neighborhood in NYC using weapons after the Rittenhouse verdict New York City: 2021-11-19 LAPD used secretive AI surveillance software to spy on general public's social media accounts New York City: 2021-11-14 Oathkeepers membership list hacked, released Related: Eric Adams: 2021-11-14 Good Morning Eric Adams: 2021-11-14 NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams DARES his fellow Democrats to condemn BLM activist Hawk Newsome who warned planned policing crackdown on Big Apple crime will trigger 'riots and bloodshed' in the Big Apple Eric Adams: 2021-11-13 'Oh, he knocked him out! He's not moving': NYPD cop beats homeless man unconscious while clearing out homeless encampment on Manhattan sidewalk |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 So what's the difference between a citizen and a non-citizen? Apparently nothing Being male and a citizen means you are automatically a member of the federal militia, with the implied obligations. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-24 12:49 |
| #1 Four Amendments About Who Can Vote." Is NYC not a part of the USA? The Constitution specifically states you must to a citizen to vote. If allowed, it will set a dangerous precedent. I see fraud. What's to prevent these non-residents from "moving" into NYC specifically to vote. It seems like it would be easy for some Soros organization to recruit these non-citizens to put down an address 30 days prior to an election just to vote. Who is going to check this? For crying-out-loud, doesn't NYC have more significant issues at hand. How's crime in the city? How's the budget? Corruption? Pandemic? Garbage? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2021-11-24 12:30 |