New York City Council Passes Bill to Allow Non-Citizens Vote in Elections

New York City voters cast their ballots at the early voting station in Madison Square Garden on Oct. 24, 2020. Xiaotang Huang/The Epoch Times

The Democrat-led New York City Council on Thursday voted to pass an ordinance that allows non-citizens to vote in City Council races and other municipal elections starting in 2023.

If the bill is signed by the mayor and if it survives lawsuits, New York City would become the largest city in the United States to grant access to polls for people who aren’t American citizens. About 800,000 non-citizens live in the city. Noncitizens cannot vote in statewide or federal elections.