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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Isn’t the right to vote one of the big benefits of becoming a citizen? Why give that right away so freely? [/quote] This. My personal feeling is that this is profoundly stupid (and, if we are willing to give up citizenship as a requirement, then what prevents one from voting in multiple jurisdictions where he is not a citizen). But it is the right of each municipality to make this decision. As long as I do not live in said municipality, I will not question it further.[/quote] But, you become a citizen of the United States, not a citizen of NYC or even NY state. All you do with respect to local and state jurisdictions is live there for some period of time. FWIW there is no direct statement in the Constitution or amendments that says a non citizen CAN'T vote. Guessing prohibition against non-citizen voting in federal elections is somewhere in US Code? [/quote]
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