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“This one was, from the beginning, an open-shut case,” Borelli told Politico, celebrating the decision from the Court of Appeals.
The court’s ruling was decisive. Even some of the court’s more left-leaning judges joined in striking down the city’s controversial law, citing a clear conflict with New York’s constitution, which says: “every citizen shall be entitled to vote at every election for all officers elected by the people.”
That single line became the fatal flaw in the Democrats’ scheme.
While progressive groups and Democrat lawmakers tried to argue that the constitution should be read as setting a minimum standard for voting—not a limit—they couldn’t convince the majority of the court.
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson didn’t buy it.
“Under that interpretation, municipalities are free to enact legislation that would enable anyone to vote – including … thirteen-year-old children,” Wilson wrote, rejecting the Democrats’ logic as absurd.
In plain terms, Wilson made it clear that citizenship isn’t just a starting point—it’s a requirement.
“It is plain from the language and restrictions contained in [the state constitution] that ‘citizen’ is not meant as a floor, but as a condition of voter eligibility: the franchise extends only to citizens whose right to vote is established by proper proofs,” he added.
The court’s decision follows a string of lower court victories for conservatives, reinforcing what Republicans have been saying all along: voting is a right reserved for U.S. citizens.
“As the court had held from the very beginning, the law is clear that voting is a sacred right that is for United States citizens,” said GOP Assemblymember Michael Tannousis, who also joined the lawsuit.
“As the son of immigrants that came to New York for the American dream and worked hard to become naturalized citizens, I am content with today’s ruling.”
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The push to let illegal immigrants vote isn’t isolated to New York. It’s part of a growing trend on the Left.
Had this law survived, New York would’ve joined the radical ranks of cities like San Francisco, Oakland, Washington, D.C., and several liberal towns in Vermont and Maryland—where noncitizens are already allowed to vote in local elections.
And in Massachusetts, the idea has taken a dangerous new turn.
A Democrat state senator recently introduced a bill that would let illegal immigrants run for office. When questioned about it, Sen. Jamie Eldridge initially denied the bill included such a provision—until the text was read back to him.
“You are right, I stand corrected,” Eldridge admitted.
For many conservatives, the ruling in New York is a bright spot in an increasingly troubling landscape where the Left is eager to erase the difference between citizens and noncitizens. But thanks to this victory, at least in New York, that line remains intact.
Expect more battles like this ahead. But for now, election integrity wins.
