Help! Registered to vote without knowing it's illegal

[mochon 17]

Did he vote in federal or local/state election? Some state allows LPR to vote. But federal election is a no no(very serious offence). Find out if it was a local one. and if the state allows apr to vote.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

7 hours ago, mmjohnson said:

Yes.  It's been years though, more than 3, hes been an LPR for 8 years.   But neither of us knew.  I'm always the one handling whatever "administrative" tasks we do, so I'm probably the one who missed it. It was a complete mistake though, he would never had registered or even voted if we knew it was a crime. 

This is a perfect example of why the immigrants should stay on top of their own immigration processes. Good luck

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

3 hours ago, mochon said:

Did he vote in federal or local/state election? Some state allows LPR to vote. But federal election is a no no(very serious offence). Find out if it was a local one. and if the state allows apr to vote.

wait what state allows LPR to vote. never heard one..... i thought voting in any matters is limited to citizens only 

 

This says clearly you cannot vote 

 

INA section 237(a)(6)

Edited May 16, 2023 by igoyougoduke

[Joyoussinger 1,425]

52 minutes ago, igoyougoduke said:

wait what state allows LPR to vote. never heard one..... i thought voting in any matters is limited to citizens only 

 

This says clearly you cannot vote 

 

INA section 237(a)(6)

Some states do allow green card holders to vote in local elections.  In the attachment above, it says "voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision..."  If a state allows green card holders to vote in local elections, it's not in violation for an LPR to vote in that state. https://www.usa.gov/who-can-vote#:~:text=(some areas allow non-citizens to vote in local elections only)  . I know that in New York a law was passed  extending voting rights to non-citizens, but the law was struck down months later. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/nyregion/noncitizen-voting-ruling-nyc.html

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

9 hours ago, Joyoussinger said:

Some states do allow green card holders to vote in local elections.  In the attachment above, it says "voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision..."  If a state allows green card holders to vote in local elections, it's not in violation for an LPR to vote in that state. https://www.usa.gov/who-can-vote#:~:text=(some areas allow non-citizens to vote in local elections only)  . I know that in New York a law was passed  extending voting rights to non-citizens, but the law was struck down months later. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/nyregion/noncitizen-voting-ruling-nyc.html

but state laws dont supersede federal laws. any one voting based on state laws can get into trouble.

[Joyoussinger 1,425]

4 hours ago, igoyougoduke said:

but state laws dont supersede federal laws. any one voting based on state laws can get into trouble.

Federal laws only cover federal elections. Municipalities in California, Vermont, and Maryland allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. New York tried, but was struck down as violating their state constitution. It seems like a moot point for the purpose of this thread, though, unless the OP and her husband happened to live in one of these municipalities at the time he voted.