MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Supreme Courtroom says noncitizens in Montpelier can vote in native elections.
The court docket dominated that the constitution change doesn’t violate the Vermont structure, as a result of whereas it does limit voting in statewide contests to U.S. residents, it doesn’t deal with native elections.
The Vermont Legislature gave the inexperienced mild to 2 constitution adjustments in Montpelier and Winooski in 2021 permitting noncitizens to vote in native elections and on faculty budgets. The Republican Nationwide Committee sued the 2 cities.
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