NYC Mayor Adams’ Intent to Allow “Non-citizens” to Vote
NEW YORK (Apr, 01, 2024) — The New York City Council passed an unconstitutional law that gave non-citizens the right to vote in 2021. Before the law could take effect, in 2022, a group of concerned citizens and lawmakers successfully sued to have that law struck down. In an attempt to get the illegal law reinstated, the NYC Council and Mayor Eric Adams appealed that decision, and last month the appellate court upheld the trial court’s ruling, making it clear that non-citizens cannot vote in our elections. Mayor Adams and the NYC Council have just filed an appeal to the State’s highest court, in yet a third attempt to give non-citizens the right to vote.
Bobbie Anne Cox, spokesperson for Stop NY Corruption and a Westchester County based attorney who specializes in constitutional law, issued the following statement:
“Mayor Adams and the NYC Council are shamefully fighting to give non-citizens the right to vote in New York City, something that is not only severely unconstitutional, but defies logic. Our Constitution is clear, only citizens have the sacred power to vote.
“Nonetheless, in a brazen attempt to inaugurate a permanent political stronghold in New York, and beyond, Adams and the City Council have now filed an appeal with the State’s highest court based in Albany, the Court of Appeals. This comes after the law they passed in 2021 was struck down by both the trial court, and the appellate court last month. Their political ends are obvious, as they try to illegally expand the right to vote by adding hundreds of thousands of ineligible voters to our voting rolls, and they continue to squander taxpayer dollars in the process.”
Malliotakis Sounds Alarm on Potential Voter Registration at NYC Migrant Shelters
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis alarm on New York City potentially registering tens of thousands of noncitizens at New York City migrant shelters to vote.
Malliotakis filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to receive the contract between New York City and Homes for the Homeless, which operates the migrant shelter at 1111 Father Capodanno Boulevard on Staten Island. Upon receiving the contract, Malliotakis discovered the City is requiring migrant shelter contractors to distribute voter registration cards, assist migrants in registering to vote, and promote campaign material within the shelters themselves.
Malliotakis had previously expressed concerns that migrants would be eligible to vote under Local Law 11 passed by the City Council under Mayor Bill de Blasio. In January 2022, Malliotakis and other Staten Island Republican elected officials sued to stop the law from taking effect. In June, a Staten Island judge ruled in their favor, however, Mayor Adams appealed the decision and a final determination has not been made by the Appellate Court.
“There is nothing more important than preserving the integrity of our election system,” said Congresswoman Malliotakis. “The right to vote is a sacred right given only to United States citizens, and certainly not one provided to those who crossed over our border illegally and made their way to New York City last month. The City better not be acting in violation of the judge’s ruling that struck down the noncitizen voting law that would have allowed 800,000 noncitizens with a Green Card or Work Authorization and who have resided in New York City for 30 days, to vote. The only thing that may be stopping the registration of these noncitizens is our lawsuit that halted the law from taking effect, but it’s very disturbing that in their own contracts, the City is requiring contractors to distribute registration forms while prohibiting them from asking citizenship status.”
