NY MAYOR ADAMS: Let non citizens vote - By Brian Harrod

QUOTE: “I believe allowing the legislation to be enacted is by far the best choice, and look forward to bringing millions more into the democratic process,” he wrote in a statement Saturday.

New York City Council passed the legislation in December, granting eligible lawful permanent residents the right to vote in municipal elections.

The law impacts about 800,000 legally documented permanent residents who live, work and pay taxes in New York City who, until now, did not have a say in the democratic process.

Those allowed to vote in local elections would include Green Card holders, those authorized to work in the U.S. and “Dreamers.”

They will not be allowed to vote in state or federal elections, the Associated Press reported.

Undocumented immigrants are still unable to vote, according to the legislation.

The New York City Council approved the legislation, known as "Our City, Our Vote" in December. It went into effect Sunday.

Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York is the first major US city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to non-citizens.