by Timothy Page
Four House bills introduced on April 4 would make numerous changes to Burlington’s voting regulations.
H.509 would “amend the charter of the City of Burlington to authorize City residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in City and Burlington School District elections.”
H.508 would “amend the charter of the City of Burlington to authorize the election of Mayor, school commissioners, and ward election officers by a system of ranked choice voting.”
H.507 would amend the procedures for selecting voting sites within the City.
H.506 would set new voting boundaries, and possibly either remedy or worsen gerrymandering issues in Burlington, as it would “establish new district and ward boundaries for purposes of City elections.”
The bills were all sponsored by Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (P/D – Burlington) and all referred to the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs.