The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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ELECTIONS AND CITY MEETINGS; CITY ELECTIONS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 3, § 8a)
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§ 8a. Requirements for legal resident voters who are not citizens
(a) Notwithstanding sections 7 and 8 of this charter and 17 V.S.A. chapter 43, a legal
resident who is not a citizen of the United States shall be a legal voter at a local
City of Burlington or Burlington School District election if the individual meets
the following qualifications:
(1) is a legal resident of the United States;
(2) is not less than 18 years of age;
(3) has taken the Voter’s Oath;
(4) resides in the City of Burlington as residency is defined in 17 V.S.A. § 2122; and
(5) has registered to vote with the Board of Registration of Voters not later than the
deadline established by Vermont law for that election or meeting.
(b) As used in this section, “legal resident of the United States” means any noncitizen
who resides on a permanent or indefinite basis in compliance with federal immigration
laws.
(c) This section does not change a noncitizen’s ability to vote in any State or federal
election.
(d) A legal resident voter who is not a citizen may cast a ballot only for local officers
and local public questions specific to a ward or City district of which the individual
is a resident at the time of voting.
(e) The Chief Administrative Officer shall develop all necessary forms and procedures
for implementation of this section, including identifying on the voter checklist those
legal resident voters who are not citizens. (Added 2023, No. M-16, § 2, eff. June 20, 2023.)