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Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections

FILE — Poll workers direct voters outside Frank McCourt High School, on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 3, 2020. A judge on Monday, June 27, 2022, blocked New York City from letting noncitizens vote for mayor and other municipal offices, a measure that Republicans challenged as unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

FILE — New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez speaks during a rally on the steps of New York City Hall, ahead of a City Council vote to allow lawful permanent residents to cast votes in elections to pick the mayor, City Council members and other municipal officeholders, Dec. 9, 2021. A judge on Monday, June 27, 2022, blocked New York City from letting noncitizens vote for mayor and other municipal offices, a measure that Republicans challenged as unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections