decision, right? be the boss, be the mean boss. i don t know, what am i talking about? major change could be coming to new york city voting. city council set to vote on a bill to let some 800,000 non-citizens vote in local elections. we are live at a new york city hall with more on this. hi, alexis. good morning. the bill is expected to pass this afternoon s vote. there is a legal battle here in new york city that is brewing over this. let s get to it. our city our vote bill would allow anyone who has been a lawful permanent resident of the city for 30 days or authorized to work in the united states to cast ballots in local city elections picking the mayor and city council. those people would not have the right to vote for president or any federal or state races at this point. right now there is not much standing in the way of the bill turning into law. take a listen. people pay taxes, people should have the right to decide who are the mayor, controller,
the council meeting will begin this afternoon. that bill is expected to pass this afternoon. some people call it unconstitutional. it s call the our city, our vote bill. anyone who has been a lawful permanent resident of the city for 30 days they can cast ballots for local officials but could not vote for federal or state races at this time. supporters outside of city hall preparing for this vote optimistic. there not much standing in way of that bill turning into law. we believe that all new yorkers should have a say in our representatives in the city. what they are doing. what they need to do.