New York City will allow 800k noncitizens to vote in local elections

Re:New York City will allow 800k noncitizens to vote in loca... by 999900000999 on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:19PM (#29866437)

The way our federal government originally worked, with a weak central government, I imagine each state could run it's own affairs in regards to voting.

Only folks who make at least 6 million a year can vote, under the original constitution a State can make this rule. Of course various Supreme Court rulings disallow this today.

I'm not okay with this though, since once you have different standards for who can vote depending on where you live , you open up an argument to have your electoral college votes voided.

Even if you claim non citizens can only vote in X,Y,Z elections, what are you doing to ensure these same people aren't ' accidentally' voting in national elections.

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Re:New York City will allow 800k noncitizens to vote in loca... by hbrav on Sunday January 09, 2022 @02:32PM (#29866554)

I'll note that in the UK eligibility to vote in local, national (and formerly EU) elections were different from each other. I assume the electoral register kept track of which criteria you met, and only sent you a polling card for the relevant elections.

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