The New York City Council overwhelmingly approved a measure that would give access to the ballot box to 800,000 green card holders and so-called Dreamers. Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he won’t veto the bill but it could face legal challenges.
Only a potential veto from Mayor Bill de Blasio stood in the way of the measure becoming law, but the Democrat has said he would not veto it. It’s unclear whether the bill might face legal challenges.Councilman Francisco Moya, whose family hails from Ecuador, choked up as he spoke in support of the bill.
Noncitizens still wouldn’t be able to vote for president or members of Congress in federal races, or in the state elections that pick the governor, judges and legislators. “The bill we’re doing today will have national repercussions,” said the council’s majority leader, Laurie Cumbo, a Democrat who opposed the bill. She expressed concern that the measure could diminish the influence of African American voters.
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