WHITESTONE, NY – On July 17 at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Whitestone, the Federation of Cypriot-American Organizations (FCAO), in cooperation with the International Organizing Committee Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) and the Consulate General of Cyprus in New York, held the commemoration of the
A New York state judge has struck down a recent law giving 800,000 non-citizen New York City residents the right to vote in municipal elections, including for mayor
The city of New York can't let non-citizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a state Supreme Court judge ruled Monday, declaring the law unconstitutional.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state judge struck down a recent law on Monday that gave hundreds of thousands of noncitizen residents of New York City the right to vote in municipal elections for mayor and other local offices. Judge Ralph Porzio, of New York State Supreme Court for Staten Island, ruled the law violated the state constitution, which says that "Every citizen" is entitled to vote. The City Council, controlled by Democrats, passed the law last December, and it went into effect in January after both Mayor Bill de Blasio and his successor, Eric Adams, declined to either sign or veto it.