ACEK Director Jay Shepard was featured on Fox News discussing the recent Vermont Senate override of Governor Phil Scott’s veto of two separate bills which now allows noncitizens of Montpelier and Winooski to be able to vote in municipal elections.
Shepard told Fox News “It appears that once again the Vermont elected Democrats show a complete disregard to what it means to be a citizen, their vote to override the Governor’s veto disenfranchises those in Vermont who are citizens.”
The move by the Vermont legislature will not only allow these municipalities to tally votes by non-citizens, but also allow non-citizens to run for and be elected to local office.
“There are no safeguards in determining who is now eligible to vote,” Shepard said condemning the move. “This also takes away a major incentive for new Americans to become citizens,” he added.
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