Brattleboro, Vermont, Article II, Advise City to Adopt Palestine and Israel Pledge Measure (March 2025)

Brattleboro Article II
Election date March 4, 2025
Topic Local advisory questions and Local military issues
Status Approved
Type Referral

Brattleboro Article II was on the ballot as a referral in Brattleboro on March 4, 2025. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported advising the mayor and city council to adopt the following pledge: "WE AFFIRM our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people; and" "WE OPPOSE all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and" "WE DECLARE ourselves an apartheid-free community, and to that end," "WE PLEDGE to join others in working to end all support to Israel's apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation."

A "no" vote opposed advising the mayor and city council to adopt the pledge regarding Palestine and Israel.

A simple majority was required to approve the measure.

Election results

Brattleboro Article II
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,291	57.25%
No		964	42.75%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Article II was as follows:

“

Article II Shall the voters of the Town of Brattleboro adopt the following pledge and instruct the Town Clerk to convey this pledge to the Selectboard, State Legislature, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and United States Congressional Delegation? WE AFFIRM our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people; and WE OPPOSE all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and WE DECLARE ourselves an apartheid-free community, and to that end, WE PLEDGE to join others in working to end all support to Israel's apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.

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Path to the ballot

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Brattleboro.

How to cast a vote

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These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote. The following list of accepted ID was current as of October 2025. Click here for the Vermont Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

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See also

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• Local advisory vote ballot measures

Vermont

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• Local ballot measures, Vermont
• Brattleboro, Vermont

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