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. Burlington is now considering a question to approve non-citizen voting at Town Meeting Day on March 7.

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 in-person educational program on non-citizen voting at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library (Hayes Room), 135 Main Street in Montpelier on Saturday, February 25 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

This program will also be live-streamed on
ORCA Media at https://www.orcamedia.net/show/what-non-citizen-voting

Marguerite Adelman, LWVVT Board member and Chair of its Non-Citizen Voting Committee will present information about 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. The program will be educational in nature, providing time for questions and discussion. Montpelier City Clerk John Odum will be joining Marguerite and voter registration will be held.

Cosponsors include the Unitarian Church of Montpelier Racial Justice Group, Central Vermont Refugee Action Network (CVRAN), and ORCA Media.

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

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

May 15, 2024, 10:30 to 11:15 AM

May 16, 2024, 5 to 8 PM

May 19, 2024, 4 to 5:30 PM