Noncitizens Can Not Vote – Malliotakis (And Others) Won in Court For New York
The Constitution of New York State clearly outlines who can vote in NY. (Page 8 – here)
The reason it is part of the state Constitution is so that it is clear to everyone, especially local leaders! But some must not know the Constitution!
In 2021, Justin Brannan and others in NYC Council voted to give noncitizens the right to vote. (See bill and votes)
NYC Council did not have the right to do that. Thirty-five politicians, including Justin Brannan, thought they could ignore the NYS Constitution that they took an oath to uphold.
When Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis saw their bill, she spoke out against it many times to make everyone aware that the Democrats wanted to give voting rights to noncitizens. When the NYC Council voted in favor of the bill, Malliotakis confidently said, “We’ll see you in court.”
In June 2022, a lower court ruled that noncitizens voting in NYS was unconstitutional. But that wasn’t enough for some people, so they tried appealing it.
Yesterday, the Court of Appeals declared the NYC Council’s bill UNCONSTITUTIONAL. If you are a lawmaker and your bill has been called unconstitutional TWICE, it makes you don’t know what you are doing and you shouldn’t be in office.
Congresswoman Malliotakis (and others) won in court for New York. These politicians passionately fought to ensure our state’s rules are followed.
Malliotakis wrote:
Seven hundred people retweeted Malliotakis’ message on the liberal social media platform, X (formerly Twitter).
This is not the first time Nicole Malliotakis has won in court for New Yorkers. She is a passionate Congresswoman who continues to fight for her community.
*Ironically, the Court of Appeals judge said if the noncitizens can vote, they can also run for mayor!
Hugs,
marlene
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