BURLINGTON, Vt. — A third Vermont city will now allow noncitizens who are legal residents to vote in local elections after the Democrat-controlled Legislature on Tuesday overrode the Republican governor’s veto of the Burlington charter change bill. The three Vermont cities are among more than a dozen communities in a handful of states — including New York City, and a …
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Republican National Committee is suing two Vermont cities for allowing noncitizens to vote on local issues in their communities. Earlier this year the Vermont Legislature approved changes to the charters of the two communities allowing noncitizen voting. In his June veto message, Scott said noncitizen voting was an important issue that deserved further consideration but said …