New York City has become the largest municipality in the US to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections
In a vote of 33 to 14, the Democrat-controlled city council passed the measure known as"Our City, Our Vote." Under the legislation, noncitizens who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and are legal permanent residents in the US -- including green card holders, individuals with workers permits and DACA holders -- will be allowed to vote in city elections, including mayor, public advocate, borough president and city council.
"This is set to be a transformative piece of legislation that will really ensure that all New Yorkers -- noncitizen New Yorkers who live here, who are raising children here, who shop in our stores, who own small businesses -- have the opportunity to have a say, in our democracy. We think that we all will be better off when people who are invested in this city are able to participate in our democracy," Anu Joshi, vice president of policy at New York Immigrant Coalition, told CNN.
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