Did a person who is not a U.S. citizen or even a resident arrive in New York City two days before the election and vote for Mamdani for mayor? No, that's not true: The poster admitted that it was a joke post. To debunk their own joke, they showed where they found the picture of a ballot showing Zohran Mamdani's name. Unregistered voters in New York who register at the polling place are given a different ballot, submitted with registration documents that include documentation to prove they live in New York.
The claim appeared in a November 4, 2025 X.com account @YazanXBT post (archived here) which opened:
Arrived in NYC 2 days ago I'm not a U.S. citizen or even a resident I was able to get in and vote early All what they needed was an address so I gave them one Voted for Mamdani Let's go New York!
This is what the post looked like on X.com at the time of writing:
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Arrived in NYC 2 days ago I'm not a U.S. citizen or even a resident I was able to get in and vote early All what they needed was an address so I gave them one Voted for Mamdani Let's go New York! https://t.co/rx4W2g1dIg
The account posted a follow up message writing that the post wasn't real and sharing the X.com account @aubreyvision where they took found their "ballot":
This is a joke BTW
This is where I took the picture from
Anyone doubting the legitimacy of the elections is a moron
😹
Here is what that post looked like on X.com:
(Source: Lead Stories screenshot of x.com/YazanXBT.)
By law, an unregistered voter in New York City elections does not vote using the standard polling place ballot scanner. Their ballot, called an affidavit ballot, must be submitted with a completed voter registration application, which requires ID that proves residence in New York, according to the Board of Elections website.
