Those voting yes on the Strong Amendment believe it is irresponsible to execute vote-by-mail elections before options for ballot security provisions are even studied by the Secretary of State’s office. Those voting no believe absentee ballot security measures are not necessary in Vermont.
The House gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a bill that would make universal vote-by-mail a permanent feature of Vermont’s election system.
Chris Smith is a social studies teacher at CVU and the advisor for CVU’s Social Justice Alliance. “We’re excited to have another advocate for social justice and my hope is that this forces the community to take this stuff seriously,” said Smith.
By a 9-2 vote, lawmakers in the House Committee on Government Operations on Thursday approved a marijuana commercialization bill that uses race to prioritize grants and loan access, positions on boards, and more.
South Burlington city leaders are pushing forward on a climate action plan that will identify ways to make the city more energy efficient — and are looking seriously at new electric vehicle charging, adding electric bikes to the bikeshare fleet and are considering buying electric mowers.
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday discussed the cost of S.15, a bill that would require Vermont to send live ballots to every voter on the statewide checklist with or without a request.
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is pouring almost $1 million into a study that is about halfway done, devoted to examining how to better design the Interstate 89 corridor through Chittenden County.
H.361, an act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the town of Brattleboro, passed in the State House of Representatives on April 29, 2021, by a vote of 102-41. The purpose of the bill is to allow children 15-17 years old to vote in local elections and on local issues, and to hold elective office.
The House Economic Development Committee tabled the project-based TIF program that advocates claimed would allow smaller towns access to this form of capital. Advocates for towns across the state have expressed concern that the Legislators don’t trust them.
About 75 Vermonters turned out on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the Gardner Park Bandstand to hear liberty-minded Vermonters speak out against COVID-19 lockdowns, media censorship and other government overreaches.
This week lawmakers were hard at work to ensure Vermont has an insecure election system in which live ballots are mailed to everyone on the voter checklist with no safeguards. Also, a judge said no to hearing more on a mask rebellion in Newport, and an old dispute in Bennington between political foes was partially settled.
State Treasurer Beth Pearce and some lawmakers from the Senate Government Operations Committee were at odds Wednesday over the proposed creation of an oversight commission to make recommendations on the state’s ongoing public worker pension crisis.