New York becomes largest city to grant vote to noncitizens

Politico

By DEANNA GARCIA

12/09/2021 08:04 PM EST

NEW YORK — Nearly a million noncitizens in New York City will be able to vote in municipal elections under legislation that passed the City Council on Thursday.

New York will become the largest city in the country to approve such a measure if the bill becomes law. The measure now goes to outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has expressed reservations but said he will not veto it. The bill becomes law if he does not act in the next 30 days.

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