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Banned From Only Polling Location/town Meeting Site?

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Location: Vermont, USA, not sure best flair to put it under.

I live with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. A few years ago I was issued a permanent no trespass order for a public location I was acting ‘weird’ at—as in, I didn’t attack or threaten anyone, wasn’t super loud, had been specifically invited on to the property…someone just found my behavior ‘disturbing’ in the three minutes I was there, and the police were at my front door a couple hours later with a no trespass order.

This location is where all town meetings and polling take place. I have been a couple times since for major elections, but have been afraid to try to be involved with local politics at all, lest someone point out I’m not even supposed to be in the building.

My question is: are people no-trespassed from polling locations protected when trying to exercise their right to vote and participate in town meetings, or do I need to request a mail-in ballot and hear about local issues through the grape vine?

Is there any formal process for getting such a no-trespass dismissed?

TIA

submitted by /u/goodnfruity
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