Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew J. Lanza says this is needed

Democracy was attacked when on December 9, 2021, the New York City Coun- cil passed legislation allowing close to one million non-United States citizens the ability to vote in local elections. The Council's legis- lation is an affront to every law-abiding American citizen who values their sacred right to participate in our democracy. This action also shows nothing but blatant disregard for our Constitution by elected members who took an oath to preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States of America. Thus, this bill is necessary to prevent muni- cipalities in New York State from abridging the State's Election Law. This legislation will ensure that only citizens of the United States are eligible to vote in State and local elections. It will also strengthen and preserve the integrity of our elections that New Yorkers expect and cherish. In March of 2025, New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, struck down New York City's law allowing non-citizen voting in local elections. While the courts struck down the law, this bill needs to be codified in State Law to ensure that our democracy is protected and to give the public confidence knowing that local governments cannot give voting rights to non-citizens.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.