Black voters sue NYC over noncitizen voting, claim it violates civil rights law
February 03, 2022 at 18:02 PM EST
A group of Black New Yorkers sued the Big Apple's Board of Elections, claiming that the new law allowing noncitizens to cast ballots in local elections violates federal civil rights law because the New York City Council passed the law in order to strengthen the voting power of certain racial groups, diluting the votes of other groups.
