Is it unreasonable to exclude non-citizens from voting in elections in the United States? Some nations do allow limited non-citizen suffrage. But we aren’t “some nations.” We are the United States of America, and we should not compare ourselves against other nations; we should do what is right for our citizens before worrying about the citizens of other countries.
This brings us to Vermont, where the city of Burlington has a municipal ordinance allowing non-citizens to vote in city and school board elections. The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the group Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) have filed a lawsuit to block this practice, which has been under litigation for some time.
In 2023, Burlington amended its city charter to allow noncitizens — who are legal residents in the U.S., Burlington residents and at least 18 years old — to vote in all local…
