A new bill passed by the New York City Council this week will allow city residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in certain local elections.
said Sunday that he has"mixed feelings" about the city council's recent decision to allow hundreds of thousands of non-citizens to vote in local elections., de Blasio admitted that while he has some conflicting views on the measure, he ultimately chose not to veto the bill that was"I have mixed feelings. I've been very open about it on this law and I think there are big legal questions, but I also respect the city council.
The new bill will allow New York City residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in certain municipal elections for mayor and city council positions. The measure will enable some 800,000 green card holders and authorized workers to participate in city political races but will continue to bar undocumented immigrants from voting. Additionally, non-citizens will still not be permitted to vote in state or federal races.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that he has"mixed feelings" about a new bill that will allow non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. Here, de Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference at City Hall on January 3, 2020, in New York City.
The decision makes New York the largest U.S. city to grant non-citizens voting rights, joining over a dozen communities across the country, including 11 towns in Maryland and two in Vermont, that have passed similar measures. "Fifty years down the line when our children look back at this moment they will see a diverse coalition of advocates who came together to write a new chapter in New York City's history by giving immigrant New Yorkers the power of the ballot," Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, a main sponsor of the bill, said in a statement after Thursday's vote.
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