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November 24, 2021

New York City Poised To Expand Voting Rights to 800,000 Non-Citizen Residents in Local Elections
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In New York, the City Council is pushing forward a bill that would allow
New York residents who are not U.S. citizens to register as members of
political parties and vote in municipal elections. The move would open
up voting to over 800,000 New Yorkers who have green cards or other work
authorization. This is Murad Awawdeh of the New York Immigration
Coalition.

Murad Awawdeh: "We're on the cusp of making history together by
expanding democracy, just when voting rights are under attack across the
nation."

The legislation is expected to be approved in December by a veto-proof
majority.


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