New Mayor May Veto NYC’s Noncitizen Voting Bill

The New York Daily News reports:

Mayor Adams on Tuesday did not rule out vetoing a bill that would extend voting rights to noncitizen New Yorkers, upsetting fellow Democrats in the City Council who say he’d flip-flop on a key campaign promise by torpedoing the legislation.

The bill, which would allow roughly 800,000 green card holders and immigrants with certain work visas to vote in local elections, passed the Council on Dec. 9, but Mayor Bill de Blasio never signed it before leaving office, giving Adams final say on the matter.

The bill was originally passed by a 33-to-14 margin — just one vote shy of the 34 needed for an override. But the margin may be wider if the same bill came up for a vote in this Council, which appears to be more progressive than the last.

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Mayor Adams won’t rule out vetoing bill to extend voting rights to noncitizen NYers — angering progressive City Council dems who say he’d flip on key campaign promise

They say the bill’s 30-day residency requirement is based on state law @C_Sommerfeldt https://t.co/s9yWqVv1iQ

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