{"id":1201316,"date":"2022-01-09T07:04:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1201316"},"modified":"2022-01-09T07:04:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T12:04:13","slug":"nyc-democrats-grant-voting-rights-to-nearly-1-million-noncitizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-democrats-grant-voting-rights-to-nearly-1-million-noncitizens\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Democrats Grant Voting Rights to Nearly 1 Million Noncitizens"},"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\">20<\/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-democrats-grant-voting-rights-to-nearly-1-million-noncitizens%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=1201316&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 class=\"subheading\">Up to one million noncitizens living in New York City will have access to the ballot box after Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Sunday approved legislation by the city council to automatically become law.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/19\/democrat-nyc-mayor-candidate-eric-adams-backs-giving-voting-rights-to-non-citizens\/\">reported<\/a> last November, Adams has always supported the move.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI believe that New Yorkers should have a say in their government, which is why I have and will continue to support this important legislation,\u201d Adams said in a statement Saturday, as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/08\/mayor-eric-adams-supports-bill-allowing-non-citizens-to-vote-in-nyc\/\">seen<\/a> by the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I initially had some concerns about one aspect of the bill, I had a productive dialogue with my colleagues in government that put those concerns at ease. I believe allowing the legislation to be enacted is by far the best choice, and look forward to bringing millions more into the democratic process,\u201d the Democrat continued.<\/p>\n<p>Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) however repeatedly cautioned the legislation will almost certainly be subject to a legal challenge for violating New York state law.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats aren&#8217;t even hiding it anymore; they&#8217;re now openly pushing giving non-citizens voting rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hs1MhdThd9\">https:\/\/t.co\/hs1MhdThd9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1441399891419443201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The law promises to be be a boon for the city\u2019s massive 3.1 million-strong foreign-born population, which makes up almost 40 percent of its resident population, while at the same time diluting the municipal votes of millions of American citizens who live in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Beneficiaries could vote in municipal elections as early as next year unless a judge halts its implementation. New York City is now the most populous city in the United States to grant voting rights to non-citizens.<\/p>\n<p>More than a dozen communities across the U.S. already allow noncitizens to cast ballots in local elections, including 11 towns in Maryland and two in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Elections will next draw up an implementation plan by July, including voter registration rules and provisions that would create separate ballots for municipal races to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots in federal and state contests.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19416002\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236296829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19416002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236296829-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>New York democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams (C) wipes his eyes as he speaks to the media and supporters upon leaving a voting center after casting his ballot, in Brooklyn, New York on November 2, 2021. (ED JONES\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The measure enables noncitizens who have been lawful permanent residents of the city for at least 30 days, as well as those authorized to work in the U.S., including so-called \u201cDreamers,\u201d to help select the city\u2019s mayor, city council members, borough presidents, comptroller and public advocate.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents say the council lacks the authority on its own to grant voting rights to noncitizens and should have first sought action by state lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The New York State Republican Party previously issued a statement indicating it will file a lawsuit to get the plan thrown out, arguing the state\u2019s constitution is explicitly clear that voting is a right guaranteed exclusively to American citizens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from NYGOP Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickLangworthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NickLangworthy<\/a> on New York City Democrats&#8217; Vote to Give Non-citizens Voting Rights\u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will fight, using every legal means necessary, to prevent this legislation from becoming law. Stay tuned for further announcements about our legal action.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N2wChAayce\">pic.twitter.com\/N2wChAayce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York GOP (@NewYorkGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkGOP\/status\/1469083531712380933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Breitbart News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/30\/non-citizens-could-decide-local-elections-in-nyc-under-democrat-plan\/\">noted<\/a>, the move has the potential to massively influence local elections while diluting the votes of American citizens in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Some states including Alabama, Arizona, Colorado and Florida have adopted rules that would preempt any attempts to pass laws like the one in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><em>AP contributed to this story<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to one million noncitizens living in New York City will have access to the ballot box after Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Sunday approved legislation by the city council &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"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-1201316","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\/1201316","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\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1201316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201316\/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=1201316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1201316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1201316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}