Candidate discovers widespread errors in Vermont’s voter checklist
The DePinos soon came to the realization that information on roughly one quarter of voters was either wrong or out of date.
17 towns report illegal absentee ballot requests from Vermont Democratic Party
Clerks across eight counties are reporting that the Vermont Democratic Party submitted unauthorized absentee ballot requests for the general election — an illegal act under Vermont election laws.
Unauthorized absentee ballot requests expose holes in election security
Errors by two political campaigns resulted in hundreds of voting law violations during the general election and have raised questions about how to close a possible voter fraud loophole in Vermont.
Vermont elections chief sending mixed signals about election security
Among the election vulnerabilities discussed at Tuesday’s briefing were Vermont’s AccuVote-OS vote tabulators. The ballot-counting optical scanners are used in all New England states, including most towns in Vermont.
Vermont town clerk not told about vote tabulator machine vulnerabilities
Vote tabulation machines can be hacked to switch votes without officials knowing it, but one town clerk in Vermont says she’s never heard of the vulnerability and received no guidance from the Secretary of State’s office for how to spot it.
Is Vermont’s election safe from hackers?
Vermont’s secretary of state says the election system is secure after hackers breached databases in Arizona and Illinois, but the ballot-counting machine at the center of the state’s voting process offers little reason for confidence.
Vermont state lawmakers heading to Cuba for pointers on education, environment
The trip, which will not include opportunities to meet with dissidents, comes after President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced the restoration of diplomatic relations in 2014.
Quotable Democrats offer guide for undecided voters in Vermont primary
Controversial statements uttered last week by Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates offer undecided voters a last-minute opportunity to get off the fence and vote with confidence Tuesday.
Vermont Health Department begins releasing stats on refugees with active TB
The Vermont Department of Health has begun releasing statistics on active tuberculosis among refugees following Watchdog’s reporting on the issue.
Refugees undergoing treatment for contagious TB in Vermont
Medical professionals from University of Vermont Medical Center are treating refugees for contagious active tuberculosis, according to documents Watchdog obtained through a public records request.
Vermont Health Department concealing number of refugees with contagious TB
Epidemiologists at the Vermont Department of Health are concealing the number of refugees with contagious active tuberculosis nearly a month after Watchdog reported that more than one-third of Vermont’s resettled refugees test positive for TB.
More than one-third of refugees in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis
Data from the Vermont Department of Health show that more than one-third of refugees resettled in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis.