Roper: Early voting is bad for democracy
While we all want to see higher voter turnout in the end, masses of people voting weeks before election day creates and exacerbates a number of problems with our election process.
Condos: Vermonters can’t recall votes and vote again
There’s no “do-over” allowed for Vermont voters, Secretary of State Jim Condos said Wednesday.
Election experts warn voters to stop sending in ballots, vote in person amid USPS delays
Election and postal experts have warned Americans to stop voting by mail as delays continue to hamper the postal system one week before the election.
As election nears, mail-in ballot mixups continue
As the general election nears on Nov. 3, voters are sharing more stories about receiving ballots they shouldn’t have received — or not receiving ballots they were expecting.
One week out, questions answered about Nov. 3 election
Will results be available election night? Is my voter registration data secure? Where can I learn more about the candidates? And what’s going on with high bailiff? These questions and more answered.
New Hampshire GOP seeks to block ‘remote’ students from voting
College students gave Democrat Hillary Clinton an edge over Republican Donald Trump in New Hampshire during the 2016 presidential election. But as this battleground state gears up for the Nov. 3 election, the state Republican Party says some of those younger voters should not be part of the equation.
Dogged by residency question, Molly Gray slow to fully answer
Questions about how having lived in Switzerland may affect her constitutional eligibility to serve as lieutenant governor continue to dog Democratic nominee Molly Gray.
Good Samaritan helps Secretary of State’s office protect voter data
On Sept. 28, software engineer Jon Lynch of Colchester expressed concern to state officials that the voter portal on the Vermont Secretary of State website was vulnerable to cyber-theft.
Trove of documents shows Biden family links to Chinese business deal: ‘Political and strategic value of the Biden family’
A former business partner of Hunter Biden’s has provided a trove of business records to Senate investigators about their deals with a Chinese energy company, including one document that touts “political and strategic value of the Biden family” to a $10 million investment project.
New documents shed light on Hunter Biden’s links to Russian billionaire oligarch
Newly surfaced court documents and emails shed fresh light on the mysterious relationship between Russian billionaire Elena Baturina and a consortium of business partners that included Hunter Biden.
Biden promises to get rid of oil industry, grant citizenship path to 11 million illegals within 100 days
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden promised Thursday that if elected he would both “transition from the oil industry” and not ban fracking. He also said he would grant a pathway to citizenship for the millions of illegal immigrants living in the United States.
Pro-police, pro-life, gun-rights advocate Jim Sexton running as guv write-in candidate
An Essex Junction advocate of gun rights, pro-police rally organizer, and opponent to abortion announced Oct. 13 he is a write-in candidate for governor.