{"id":2184937,"date":"2024-02-23T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T18:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/null-and-void-court-declares-new-york-city-law-letting-noncitizens-vote-is-unconstitutional\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T13:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T18:26:08","slug":"null-and-void-court-declares-new-york-city-law-letting-noncitizens-vote-is-unconstitutional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/null-and-void-court-declares-new-york-city-law-letting-noncitizens-vote-is-unconstitutional\/","title":{"rendered":"Court declares NYC law allowing noncitizens to vote unconstitutional"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fnull-and-void-court-declares-new-york-city-law-letting-noncitizens-vote-is-unconstitutional%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=2184937&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Court Strikes Down NYC Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote<\/h2>\n<p>In a major victory for \u200belection integrity, a New \u2064York state appellate \u2064court has declared unconstitutional a law in New York City that would have\u200d granted voting rights to over 800,000 noncitizens in municipal elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2062 determine \u2063that this local law was \u200benacted \u2063in violation of the New York State\u2063 Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law, and thus,\u200d must be declared null and void,\u201d wrote Justice \u200dPaul Wooten of the\u2064 2nd Judicial Department in the \u200d3-1 majority opinion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ruling upholds a previous decision by a lower\u2063 court, which\u2063 struck down \u200bthe\u200b controversial law\u200c that aimed to \u200dcreate \u200ba \u2062new class of voters consisting of non-U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark \u2062ruling has been celebrated by election integrity advocates across the country, \u200bincluding the\u200d Public\u200c Interest Legal Foundation,\u2063 which has\u2064 filed a federal lawsuit against the New York\u200c City Board of Elections, alleging that the law violated the 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to the lawsuit, the\u2062 law would have significantly increased the pool of eligible voters\u200c and potentially diluted the votes\u200d of U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background of the\u2063 Law<\/h3>\n<p>In\u2062 December 2021, \u2064the New \u2063York City government passed\u200d a \u2063bill\u2063 allowing noncitizens who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-sues-musks-spacex-for-not-hiring-asylum-seekers-and-refugees\/\" title=\"Biden's DOJ sues SpaceX over failure to hire asylum seekers and refugees.\">lawful permanent\u200c residents<\/a> or authorized to work in the United States\u2063 to vote in municipal elections. The bill was submitted to former Mayor\u2063 Bill\u2063 de Blasio, who took\u2063 no action on it, \u2063and the new\u200d Mayor Eric Adams also ignored it, allowing it to become law.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u200claw faced immediate legal challenges from 16 New York City voters and the Republican \u2062National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit argued that the law would weaken the\u200b voting strength of black Americans\u2062 in \u200cthe city and \u2062cited statements by the bill&#8217;s sponsor, \u200dYdanis Rodriguez, as evidence of\u200d racially \u200dmotivated intentions.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing lawsuit by the\u200d Public \u200dInterest Legal Foundation asserts that the law violated both New\u200b York state laws and the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling sets \u2063an \u2063important precedent in\u200b the fight against noncitizen voting \u2064and foreign interference in American \u2063elections. It reaffirms the principle that American elections \u200bshould be\u200c decided by American citizens.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noncitizen Voting Laws in Other \u200cPlaces<\/h3>\n<p>New\u2064 York City is not the only \u2064place where noncitizen voting laws have\u200b been proposed. Washington D.C. has a similar law that is currently being challenged in court. The Republican-controlled U.S. House\u2063 passed a resolution to overturn the D.C. law, but it was blocked by the Democrat-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists in Vermont,\u200d Maryland, California, \u2064and other \u200cstates have also pushed\u2062 for\u2062 similar measures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"> <\/p>\n<h2> Why does\u2064 the \u2062organization argue that allowing noncitizens to vote undermines the principle of citizenship and poses a threat to the security and\u200d legitimacy of elections?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Been\u200c at the forefront of the fight to uphold the integrity of \u2063the electoral process. The\u200b organization,\u200d among others, has argued \u2063that allowing\u200d noncitizens to vote not only undermines\u2063 the principle \u2063of citizenship but also poses a \u2063significant threat to the security and legitimacy of elections.<\/p>\n<p>While proponents of\u200b the \u2062law argue that it is a step towards\u2063 inclusivity and engaging a diverse\u200d population in the \u2062democratic process, critics contend that\u200c it overlooks\u2064 the fundamental idea\u2062 that \u2064voting is a\u2063 privilege and responsibility bestowed upon citizens \u2062who have invested in \u200bthe society they wish to shape.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision \u2062to strike down the law is grounded in the principles of constitutional and municipal legality. Justice Paul\u200c Wooten&#8217;s opinion highlights that the law violated\u2063 both the New \u200cYork State Constitution and\u200d the Municipal Home\u200d Rule Law, \u2062calling for it to be declared null and void. \u200cThis verdict reinforces \u200cthe notion that laws must be \u2062consistent with\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-explains-jira-tickets-on-censorship-industrial-complex\/\" title=\"Jordan discusses Jira tickets regarding censorship industry\">established legal frameworks<\/a> \u200band adhere to the democratic values upon which our society is built.<\/p>\n<p>Allowing noncitizens to vote in municipal elections would not only have\u2064 set \u200ca dangerous precedent but \u200balso \u200dblurred the lines of \u200beligibility for participation in the democratic process. By limiting voting rights to citizens, society ensures that those \u200dwho have a stake in the \u2062country&#8217;s\u2063 present and future\u200b have a say in shaping it.\u2063 This principle, rooted in the concept of national sovereignty, \u2063has been affirmed time and again throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ccourt&#8217;s\u2064 ruling has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/francis-suarez-suspends-wh-campaign\/\" title=\"Suarez halts White House campaign.\">garnered widespread acclaim<\/a> from \u2064those who argue for the \u2063sanctity of citizenship and fair representation.\u2062 By upholding the integrity\u2062 of the electoral\u2062 process, this decision prevents \u200dthe\u200c dilution of citizens&#8217; voices and ensures that election outcomes reflect the will of the people who are \u200ctruly vested in the future of their\u200d communities.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to\u2063 note that\u200d this ruling does not undermine the goal of inclusivity or the desire\u200d to \u2064engage all members of\u200b society in\u2063 the democratic\u200b process. Rather, it emphasizes the significance\u2063 of the\u2062 citizenship bond as\u200c the foundation on which our democracy rests.\u2063 It calls for civic organizations, policymakers, and community leaders to find alternative \u200dways to empower noncitizens and involve them in decision-making processes that\u200c are consistent with\u200d our legal principles.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the New York state appellate court&#8217;s\u200c decision to strike \u200cdown the law allowing noncitizens to vote \u2064in municipal elections is\u200d a significant victory for election integrity. It preserves the principle\u200d that voting is a privilege of \u2062citizenship and upholds the values upon which\u200d our democracy is built. While inclusivity and \u200bengagement \u2063of all members of society remain important\u2063 goals, it is crucial to find avenues that are consistent with legal frameworks to ensure the sanctity and security\u200b of our elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major victory for election integrity, a New York state appellate court declared unconstitutional a NYC law enabling over 800,000 noncitizens to vote in local elections. The court ruled that the law violated the state constitution and Municipal Home Rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2184938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2008_voting_line_in_Brooklyn-e1708706442713.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2184937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2008_voting_line_in_Brooklyn-e1708706442713.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184937","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\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2184937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2184938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2184937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2184937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2184937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}