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Town Meeting Day Election Forums: VNAAC: A Community Forum on New Voting Procedures in the City Of Burlington - Ranked Choice Voting and Non-Citizen Voting 01/24/2024

This forum is presented in partnership with the Vermont New American Advisory Council (VNAAC). 

Guests: Gene Bergeman, Burlington Ward 2 City Councilor; Sarah Montgomery, Burlington Assistant City Clerk

Moderator: Ali Dieng - Secretary, Vermont New American Advisory Council

For more information about upcoming Town Meeting Day 2024 coverage visit bit.ly/TownMeeting2024

To learn more about Vermont New American Advisory Council (VNAAC) visit: www.vnaac.org

For more information about Ranked Choice Voting visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/ct/elections/legalresidentvoting

For more information about All Legal Resident Voting (also known as Non-Citizen Voting) visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/ct/elections/legalresidentvoting

Vermont League of Voters of Vermont - What is Non-Citizen Voting? 02/18/2023

From the League of Women Voters of Vermont:

In Vermont, the cities of Winooski and Montpelier allow non-citizen residents to vote in local elections. Both cities undertook a long, complicated process to gain that right for their non-citizen residents. Burlington will consider a question to approve non-citizen voting at Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 7.

Marguerite Adelman, League of Women Voters of Vermont and Chair of the Non-Citizen Voting Committee, presents information about the two Vermont towns that currently have All Resident Voting, historical facts about non-citizen voting, what is happening in other states and nationally with non-citizen voting, and arguments for and against non-citizen voting.

The League of Women Voters monitors non-citizen voting across the United States, helps non-citizens register to vote in Winooski and Montpelier, and presents educational programs across Vermont on this topic.

CO-SPONSORS: League of Women Voters of Vermont, Immigration Justice Team of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, and Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network

For more information visit: lwvofvt.org | Questions: league@lwvofvt.org

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Bite the Ballot: Community Discussion on Ballot Items 02/11/2023

From the organizer:

Unsure about the meaning of charter changes, petitions, initiatives, referendums, etc? Forget the FUD! Let's grab a bite and talk ballot initiatives and referendums with our neighbors and fellow Burlingtonians!

Learn about townhall democracy, Vermont's longtime tradition of grassroots decision making and what meaningful participation looks like. Awaken the hidden superpower vested in our hands and use them to fight for a better future!

For more information visit: Bite the Ballot - Grab a bite, talk ballot, save democracy | Facebook

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