“How do we accept to live in a society where people pay taxes,' Ydanis Rodríguez says, 'without having the voice to elect their leaders?”
The goal of expanding voting to more than 800,000 residents in the nation's most populous city was personal for Ydanis Rodríguez.
But months before, as a New York City Council member, Rodríguez was the main sponsor of a piece of legislation. It allows lawful permanent residents, or green card holders, to vote in city elections. The law also allows New Yorkers who are legally authorized to work in the U.S., including those with temporary protected status or young immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, to cast ballots in municipal elections.
New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez during a rally ahead of the City Council vote to allow lawful permanent residents and others authorized to work in the U.S. to cast votes in city elections on Dec. 9.While smaller cities in Vermont and Maryland have implemented similar laws, New York City is the first major city to do so.
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