State GOP, Republican National Committee Sue Vermont City Over Noncitizens Voting

People cast ballots on electronic voting machines for the midterm election during early voting ahead of Election Day inside a vote center at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Republicans are suing the city of Winooski in Vermont to block a local ordinance that allows foreigners to vote in school board elections.

Last year, Winooski started permitting foreign nationals to vote in local elections. The Winooski Incorporated School District links its voter qualification to the city’s charter, so foreign nationals can vote in school district elections as well, including those related to school budgets. The city’s annual education budget is paid for from the State Education Fund.