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Non-Citizens Vote?  Western Massachusetts Town Considering It

Non-Citizens Vote?  Western Massachusetts Town Considering It

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Town Meeting voters in the western Massachusetts town of Leverett are being asked whether they support allowing non-citizens to vote in town meetings and local elections and to serve on town boards and committees. It's Article 29 on the warrant at annual Town Meeting in Leverett, a town of about 1,800 people in Franklin County, about 5 ½ miles north of Amherst.

Town Meeting voters in the western Massachusetts town of Leverett are being asked whether they support allowing non-citizens to vote in town meetings and local elections and to serve on town boards and committees. It's Article 29 on the warrant at annual Town Meeting in Leverett, a town of about 1,800 people in Franklin County, about 5 ½ miles north of Amherst.…