Hindustan Times (Bathinda)

NYC: New law allows non-citizens to vote

- More than 800,000 non-citizens in New York

City can vote in municipal elections starting 2023 after Mayor Eric Adams allowed the legislatio­n to automatica­lly become a law on Sunday, becoming the first major American city to do so. Opponents have vowed to challenge the new law approved a month ago. Over a dozen communitie­s across the country already allow non-citizens to cast ballots in local elections. However, non-citizens still wouldn’t be able to vote for president or members of Congress in federal races, or in the state elections. It’s a watershed moment for the nation’s most populous city, where legally documented, voting-age noncitizen­s comprise nearly one in nine of the city’s 7 million voting-age residents .“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,” Adams said.

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