NYC Council Appeals After Court Strikes Down Law Allowing ‘Noncitizens’ to Vote

The law would allow nearly 1 million ‘noncitizens’ to vote in local elections.

Residents vote during the mayoral primary election at the Brooklyn Museum polling station in New York City on June 22, 2021. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

The New York City Council filed a notice of appeal on Monday, seeking to overturn a recent ruling that declared a 2022 law allowing “noncitizens” to vote in municipal elections as unconstitutional.

The appeal was filed with the state’s Supreme Court in a bid to reinstate the controversial legislation, Local Law 11, which has been challenged by Republican lawmakers since its inception.