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New York Democrats have largely ignored the New York City council’s recent approval of legislation that would give an estimated 800,000 citizens the right to vote in local elections.
New York Democratic lawmakers including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Kathleen Rice, and Rep. Thomas Suozzi did not immediately respond to requests from Fox News for their responses to the measure.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi also did not respond to requests for comment on the legislation from Fox News.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a press conference in the Corona neighborhood of Queens on April 14, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
The city council approved the legislation last Thursday, giving noncitizens who have lived in the city for at least a month — mostly green card holders and others with work authorization — the right to vote in municipal elections. That right would extend to any primary, special, general or run-off election for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough president or council member, as well as local ballot initiatives.
Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who represents a district that covers parts of eastern Brooklyn and southwestern Queens in Congress, expressed support Tuesday for the bill telling reporters, “The legislation that passed the city council would permit legal permanent residents to be able to vote in municipal elections. And the law permits a city to make that determination. We, of course, exist in a system of federalism. New York City has made that determination. It’s a determination that I fully support.”
Democratic New York Rep. Jamaal Brown, who represents Yonkers, called it a “huge victory” in a Friday…
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