Roper: Vermont’s mail-in ballot system is not secure
The way our elected election officials don’t seem to care and pretend this isn’t a problem makes me believe that this is not a bug in the system they’ve devised, but a feature.
10 new cases of vote fraud again demonstrate imperative of election security
In the latest update to The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database, 10 new cases have been added, bringing the current count to 1,422 proven instances of election fraud. The database presents a sampling of cases from across the country.
Vermont SOS report: Signature verification would ‘put undue stress and burden onto our local municipalities’
If the purpose of an election system is to ensure public confidence and election integrity, trust in the electoral system must remain paramount. The Vermont Secretary of State acknowledges in its Report on Mailing Ballots that Vermont lacks ballot verification procedures.
Randolph to vote on police proposal
When Randolph voters hit the ballot box on Town Meeting Day, they will be deciding how to fill four spots on the selectboard and whether to boost the police budget to over $770,000 for the following fiscal year, up 121%.
Lynn Edmunds: No due process in voter challenge of Bruce Moreton
As the board began to deliberate, the calls for decisive action grew louder and louder, until finally all due process was replaced with the opinions and emotions of a small group on a mission — emphatically denying Mr. Moreton lives in Wallingford.
SOS report finds mail-in voting unworkable for primaries, municipal elections
A recent Vermont secretary of state report on mail-in voting determined that using this system for primaries and municipalities would be unworkable and costly.
Another study refutes left’s false claims against voter ID and secure elections
Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote.
Sarah Copeland Hanzas: Understanding how government works will empower Vermonters
Many Vermonters are not civically engaged. This lack of engagement creates a void in Vermont’s democracy, a void that is oftentimes filled with dis- or misinformation, attacking the integrity and transparency of government.
Election integrity, via watermark paper, magnetic ink, proof of residency coming to New Hampshire
Watermark paper, magnetic ink, a greater segregation of duties and increased proof of residency protocols are the focus of a newly introduced election security bill introduced into the New Hampshire General Assembly.
Unexpected new Vermont law oppresses citizen involvement in annual town meetings
It is disconcerting to see how the Vermont Legislature and the Vermont governor are now betraying us once again, as they casually dismiss Vermont law and citizen involvement in their own local governments.
Burlington voters to decide ballot measures related to policing, ranked-choice voting, noncitizen voting
On March 7, 2023, voters in Burlington, Vermont, will decide on at least seven ballot measures — five of which were placed on the ballot by the Burlington City Council, and two which were placed on the ballot by citizen initiative.
Scott doubles down on support for universal mail-in ballots
This week Gov. Phil Scott again called for mailing out ballots to every registered voter in the state for primary and municipal elections.