Fossella: I’ll sue to halt ‘alien’ vote

Staten Island’s next borough president vowed to take the city to court to block a controversial measure that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.

Vito Fossella, who takes over as borough president in January, will challenge a bill sponsored by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) that would let non-citizens register in political parties and vote in city elections if they’re green-card holders or authorized to work in the country.

“One of the great privileges of being a citizen is the right to vote and as [borough president], I will initiate legal action to preserve the sanctity of the vote,” Fossella (pictured) said this week.

The bill has a veto-proof majority lined up and is expected to be approved by the full council on Thursday. More than 800,000 New Yorkers, including 622,000 green-card holders, are covered under the legislation, according to city officials.

The former seven-term Republican congressman said four other Republican elected officials have agreed to join him in any future legal fight.

Mayor de Blasio has repeatedly expressed reservations about the bill, in part because he believes only state lawmakers have the authority to pass it. However, he’s said he won’t veto the bill.