New York’s highest court on Thursday blocked a New York City law that would have allowed noncitizens to vote in municipal elections, upholding lower court rulings that sided with Republicans who ...

New York state's top court blocks New York City law to allow noncitizen voting. Most of the court's progressive judges sided with Republicans who sought to nix the law.

The 6-1 ruling blocks a New York City law allowing green-card holders and individuals with work permits who have lived in the city for at least a month to vote in local municipal elections. A partial ...

New York City became the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens in January 2022. (Spectrum News NY1/Nicholas Wetzel) New York's top court rules noncitizen ...

In January 2022, New York became the first big city in the country to grant rights to some noncitizens to vote for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council Member.

New York's top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote New York City never actually implemented its 2022 law that would have let 800,000 cast a ballot for mayor, city council and other ...

New York City's noncitizen voting law overturned by state's highest court A postal worker cast his vote at a school in Manhattan during early voting in the New York City mayoral election on Oct ...

New York State’s highest court declared the law illegal in March 2025. Debate on the bill from the beginning noted that it appeared to violate the state constitution, which holds that “[e]very citizen ...

New York Appeals Court Blocks NYC Noncitizen Voting Law, Siding with Republicans A view shows voting booths at PS 20 Anna Silver Elementary School, on Election Day for the 2024 U.S. presidential ...

A LBANY, New York — New York’s top court has struck down a law that would have let noncitizens vote in New York City elections, with the court’s progressive majority overwhelmingly siding ...

After a legal battle spanning more than three years, New York’s top court on Thursday struck down a city law as unconstitutional that would’ve expanded the right to vote in local electi… ...

ALBANY, New York — New York’s top court has struck down a law that would have let noncitizens vote in New York City elections, with the court’s progressive majority overwhelmingly siding ...