In Vermont, Montpelier and Winooski allow non-citizen residents to vote in local elections. Both cities undertook a complicated process to gain that right for their non-citizen residents.

So, what is non-citizen voting? Should other Vermont cities consider non-citizen voting?

The League of Women Voters of Vermont (LWVVT) (www.lwvofvt.org) is sponsoring a free program on non-citizen voting at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library (135 Main Street, Montpelier) on Saturday, February 25 from 10:30 to noon in the Hayes Room. ORCA Media will live stream the program, https://orcamedia.net/show/what-non-citizen-voting.

Marguerite Adelman, LWVVT Board member and Chair of its Non-Citizen Voting Committee will present information on the two Vermont towns that have All Resident voting, historical facts on the subject, non-citizen voting at the state and national levels, and arguments for and against non-citizen voting. She will be joined by John Odum, Montpelier City Clerk. The program will be educational in nature, providing time for questions, discussion, and the opportunity for both citizens and Montpelier resident non-citizens to register to vote.

Cosponsors include Central Vermont Refugee Action Network, Universalist Society of Montpelier Racial Justice Team, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, and ORCA Media.

Currently, LWVVT is monitoring non-citizen voting across the United States, reaching out to help non-citizens register to vote in Montpelier and Winooski, and presenting educational programs across Vermont on this topic.

Questions about the program can be directed to: league@lwvofvt.org

May 1, 2024, 7 to 8:30 PM

May 4, 2024, 9 AM to 1 PM

May 5, 2024, 4 to 5:30 PM