NYC Set to Approve Bill Allowing Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections
New York City, long a beacon for immigrants, is on the cusp of becoming the largest places in the country to give noncitizens the right to vote in local elections.
Some 800,000 legally documented permanent residents who live, work and even pay taxes in New York City, currently don’t have a say in the democratic process.
But on Thursday, Dec. 9, the City Council plans to change that by approving the “Our City, Our Vote” bill, allowing legally documented, voting-age noncitizens who have lived in New York for at least one month to vote in city elections.
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