New York’s top court has struck down a law that would have let noncitizens vote in New York City elections, with the court’s progressive majority overwhelmingly siding with Republicans who challenged ...

New York's top court struck down Thursday a New York City law that would have let non-citizens vote in municipal elections.

ALBANY — A New York City law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections violates the state constitution, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday. The Court of Appeals agreed in its decision with ...

If the legal challenge failed, more than 800,000 green card holders would have been allowed to vote in local elections, such as mayoral races.

New York became the first big city in the country to grant rights to some noncitizens to vote for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council Member.

After a legal battle spanning more than three years, New York’s top court on Thursday struck down a city law as ...

Even an Empire State court says noncitizens don’t get the franchise.

New York state’s top court has put an end to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections ...

Council Member Robert Holden praised a March 20 decision by the New York State Court of Appeals striking down New York City's ...

The New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, blocked a law on Thursday allowing noncitizens to vote in local New York City elections. A former New York City Council member responded to ...

called the Court of Appeals. “Efforts by radical Democrats on the New York City Council to permit noncitizen voting have been rightly rejected,” NYGOP Chair Ed Cox said in a statement.

The ruling caps a protracted battle over who is permitted to vote in New York City’s municipal elections and puts an end, for ...