NYC's new measure allowing noncitizens to vote is 'unconstitutional': Andrew McCarthy
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New York City's recent approval of a measure allowing legal, non-citizens to vote is "unconstitutional," National Review Institute senior fellow Andrew McCarthy told Fox News Digital.
"Noncitizens should not be allowed to vote because it is a violation of New York's state constitution, which explicitly invokes the word 'citizen,' repeatedly, in defining the qualifications for voting," McCarthy, former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said.
The first article of New York State's Bill of Rights states that "every citizen shall be entitled to vote at every election for all officers elected by the people … provided that such citizen is [18] years of age or over and shall have been a resident of this state, and of the county, city, or village for [30] days next preceding an election."