{"id":1052837,"date":"2021-11-24T17:14:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T22:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052837"},"modified":"2021-11-24T17:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T22:14:19","slug":"nyc-moves-to-grant-800k-non-citizens-ability-to-vote-in-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-moves-to-grant-800k-non-citizens-ability-to-vote-in-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Moves To Grant 800K Non-citizens Ability To Vote In Local Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-moves-to-grant-800k-non-citizens-ability-to-vote-in-local-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City lawmakers are pushing to open up voting in municipal elections to over 800,000 non-citizen residents, such as green-card holders and others.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council is expected to pass legislation, dubbed \u201cOur City, Our Vote,\u201d on December 9, opening up New York City elections and ballot initiatives to the city\u2019s non-citizen population. Approving the legislation would make New York City the largest municipality in the United States that allows non-citizens to vote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/23\/nyregion\/noncitizen-voting-rights-nyc.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One councilmember said that New York City is creating a model for Democrats as Republicans implement election reforms across states such as Florida, Texas, and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for the Democratic Party to look at New York City and see that when voting rights are being attacked, we are expanding voter participation,\u201d NYC councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p>The push to grant non-citizens voting rights in New York City has been two years in the making, slowed down by legal concerns. Outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has expressed skepticism over the new law\u2019s legal standing while also claiming that allowing non-citizens to vote erodes incentives to become American citizens. De Blasio has also said he would sign the bill if passed by the council, however.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor-elect Eric Adams (D), who takes office in January, has openly supported the order.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s push for election reforms comes as GOP-led states are passing a slew of election integrity measures after 2020 raised doubts about election procedures that were overhauled because of the outbreak of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia was one of the first states to reform its election processes in an effort to restore trust in its electoral system, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gop-gov-kemp-signs-massive-election-integrity-bill-protesting-democrat-cuffed-outside-kemps-office\">signed<\/a> into law in March. Georgia\u2019s reforms immediately sparked controversy and backlash from progressive critics, however, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-new-jim-crow-leftists-compare-georgias-election-integrity-bill-to-racist-segregation-laws\">accused<\/a> the reforms of being a new form of Jim Crow laws.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations were echoed all the way up to the White House by President Joe Biden, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/joe-biden-media-claim-georgia-law-prevents-giving-water-to-voters-in-line-thats-not-true\">spread<\/a> false information about Georgia\u2019s laws. Biden also pushed the MLB to boycott the state over its election reforms. The league later chose to pull its all-star game and 2021 draft, both scheduled to be held in Atlanta, out of the state. The MLB was later sued for the move. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/knee-jerk-hypocritical-and-illegal-mlb-sued-for-boycotting-georgia-over-election-reforms\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>Job Creators Network sued the MLB, Commissioner Rob Manfred, MLB\u2019s players union, and union executive director Tony Clark in a federal court in New York about two months after Manfred announced that the MLB was boycotting Georgia over election reforms. The MLB\u2019s decision came days after President Joe Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-endorses-moving-mlb-all-star-game-out-of-georgia-lauds-athletes-using-sports-to-push-politics\">endorsed<\/a>&nbsp;the league and other corporations wading into Georgia politics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta \u2013 many of them minority-owned \u2013 of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs,\u201d Job Creators Network president and CEO Alfredo Ortiz said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobcreatorsnetwork.com\/press_releases\/jcn-files-suit-against-major-league-baseball\/\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThis was a knee-jerk, hypocritical, and illegal reaction to misinformation about Georgia\u2019s new voting law which includes Voter-ID. Major League Baseball itself requests ID at will-call ticket windows at Yankee Stadium in New York, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and at ballparks all across the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSmall businesses in this community had valid contracts relating to the All-Star Game and other events, the result of two years of planning and all that was ripped away by fear and misinformation spewed by political activists. Many states, including Colorado where the game has been moved, have similar or more restrictive election laws,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis move essentially tells fans of teams in many other cities that they can never again host the All-Star Game; it\u2019s hypocritical, illegal, and we won\u2019t stand for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City lawmakers are pushing to open up voting in municipal elections to over 800,000 non-citizen residents, such as green-card holders and others.The City Council is expected to pass legislation, dubbed \u201cOur City, Our Vote,\u201d on December 9, opening up New York City elections and ballot initiatives to the city\u2019s non-citizen population. Approving the legislation would make New York City the largest municipality in the United States that allows non-citizens to vote, according to The New York Times.One councilmember said that New York City is creating a model for Democrats as Republicans implement election reforms across states such as Florida, Texas, and Georgia.\u201cIt\u2019s important for the Democratic Party to look at New York City and see that when voting rights are being attacked, we are expanding voter participation,\u201d NYC councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said.The push to grant non-citizens voting rights in New York City has been two years in the making, slowed down by legal concerns. Outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has expressed skepticism over the new law\u2019s legal standing while also claiming that allowing non-citizens to vote erodes incentives to become American citizens. De Blasio has also said he would sign the bill if passed by the council, however.Mayor-elect Eric Adams (D), who takes office in January, has openly supported the order.The city\u2019s push for election reforms comes as GOP-led states are passing a slew of election integrity measures after 2020 raised doubts about election procedures that were overhauled because of the outbreak of COVID-19.Georgia was one of the first states to reform its election processes in an effort to restore trust in its electoral system, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed into law in March. Georgia\u2019s reforms immediately sparked controversy and backlash from progressive critics, however, who accused the reforms of being a new form of Jim Crow laws.The accusations were echoed all the way up to the White House by President Joe Biden, who spread false information about Georgia\u2019s laws. Biden also pushed the MLB to boycott the state over its election reforms. The league later chose to pull its all-star game and 2021 draft, both scheduled to be held in Atlanta, out of the state. The MLB was later sued for the move. As The Daily Wire reported:Job Creators Network sued the MLB, Commissioner Rob Manfred, MLB\u2019s players union, and union executive director Tony Clark in a federal court in New York about two months after Manfred announced that the MLB was boycotting Georgia over election reforms. The MLB\u2019s decision came days after President Joe Biden\u00a0endorsed\u00a0the league and other corporations wading into Georgia politics.\u201cMLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta \u2013 many of them minority-owned \u2013 of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs,\u201d Job Creators Network president and CEO Alfredo Ortiz said in a\u00a0statement. \u201cThis was a knee-jerk, hypocritical, and illegal reaction to misinformation about Georgia\u2019s new voting law which includes Voter-ID. Major League Baseball itself requests ID at will-call ticket windows at Yankee Stadium in New York, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and at ballparks all across the country.\u201d\u201cSmall businesses in this community had valid contracts relating to the All-Star Game and other events, the result of two years of planning and all that was ripped away by fear and misinformation spewed by political activists. Many states, including Colorado where the game has been moved, have similar or more restrictive election laws,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis move essentially tells fans of teams in many other cities that they can never again host the All-Star Game; it\u2019s hypocritical, illegal, and we won\u2019t stand for it.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1052837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1052837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1052837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1052837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}