Democrats press forward with non-citizen voting as Vermont emerges as newest battleground

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Democrats press forward with non-citizen voting as Vermont emerges as newest battleground

Cities in at least three states have authorized foreign citizens to vote, while Georgia ponders a constitutional amendment to ban it.



By John Solomon

Updated: October 10, 2021 - 10:47pm

 
Democrats continue to press in liberal states to authorize non-citizens to vote, with two Vermont cities becoming the latest flashpoint in a legal and political battle that will define who may legally cast ballots in the future.

The cities of Montpelier and Winooski, both with populations under 8,000, have approved allowing non-citizens to cast ballots in municipal elections for mayor, city council and school board after Vermont's Legislature this summer overrode GOP governor Phil Scott's veto of a bill allowing non-citizen voting in those communities.

Scott opposes a town-by-town approach, warning it will create inconsistency in the state. "We can't do this piecemeal because the approach that Winooski took was different from the approach that Montpelier had taken so we just need it all the same so there is no confusion," he said when he issued the veto.

Other Republicans believe it shouldn't be done at all.

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"The cities of Montpelier and Winooski, both with populations under 8,000, have approved allowing non-citizens to cast ballots in municipal elections for mayor, city council and school board"

Well.
They can certainly be magnanimous about this with such a gesture, but I reckon you're not going to find many "non-citizens" in either town...