Judge Strikes Down NYC Non-Citizen Voting Law

The New York Daily News reports:

A Staten Island judge struck down a city law Monday that would give some noncitizen New Yorkers the right to vote in local elections, ruling that the expansion of electoral participation would violate the state constitution.

The so-called Local Law 11, which was adopted in January, would let green card holders and some immigrants on work and relief visas vote for mayor, City Council and other municipal-level offices.

In a bid to stave off court challenges, the Council crafted the legislation in such a way that it did not give noncitizens the right to vote in presidential, congressional and state-level elections — but Richmond County Supreme Court Justice Ralph Porzio ruled that the measure doesn’t pass constitutional muster regardless.

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As you can below, cultist GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is already lying about the ruling as every New York county has its own “supreme court.” In New York state, the highest court is the Court of Appeals.

UPDATE: We won!

The State Supreme Court ruled in our favor in our lawsuit to STOP ? non citizens from voting in #NYC elections. A big victory in our fight to preserve the integrity of our elections. Only United States Citizens can vote! ??

— Nicole Malliotakis (@NMalliotakis) June 27, 2022