NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A invoice permitting noncitizen residents to vote in New York City has grow to be legislation.
The Metropolis Council approved the “Our City, Our Vote” bill in December and the 30-day time restrict for the mayor to take motion in opposition to the invoice expired at midnight Sunday.
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Greater than 800,000 noncitizens will have the ability to vote in native elections as quickly as subsequent yr.
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In an announcement, Mayor Eric Adams stated, “Whereas I initially had some considerations about one facet of the invoice, I had a productive dialogue with my colleagues in authorities that put these considerations comfy. I consider permitting the laws to be enacted is by far the only option, and sit up for bringing thousands and thousands into the democratic course of.”
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New York is probably the most populous metropolis within the U.S. to grant voting rights to noncitizens.
