Governor OK with universal voting-by-mail bill if it reads ‘as planned’
At his press conference Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott left the door open — but only just a tiny crack — for a veto of S.348, universal voting by mail.
These 3 groups organized to support mail-in voting
The Brennan Center for Justice, Priorities USA, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law are three of the groups that, with an eye toward the November elections, are calling on government officials to make it easier to vote by mail.
Letter: A vote for Meg Hansen is a vote for prosperity for all Vermonters
Meg has a medical degree, health policy expertise, and a long record of healthcare service. She also owns a small business.
Desperate Planned Parenthood announces Biden endorsement in ‘life and death election’
“This is literally a life and death election,” said Acting President of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson ahead of the announcement. “We felt like we can’t endure another four years of Trump; we have to do everything we can to get him out of office.”
Lawmaker admits that ballot harvesting is legal in Vermont
During a debate over mail-in voting Wednesday, the chair of the House Committee on Government Operations said Vermont law does not prohibit ballot harvesting, a controversial practice in which third parties collect and submit ballots on behalf of others during an election.
At public event, Klar takes aim at Scott over mail-in-ballots, race, lockdowns and more
About 60 supporters gathered Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park to hear Republican gubernatorial candidate John Klar criticize Gov. Phil Scott over a possible mail-in election, his handling of the Black Lives Matter protests, and the constitutionality of his lockdown orders in response to COVID-19.
Prosecutions in Philadelphia, West Virginia show voter fraud is bipartisan
These two cases demonstrate the bipartisan nature of election fraud. As such, it’s important that voters and election officials come together to take reasonable steps to protect the integrity of the elections that are fundamental to self-government.
Trifecta of announcements for statewide office on the Republican side
The number of candidates for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor rose to five with the surprise announcement of Scott Milne of Pomfret.
DC’s mail-in voting mired in confusion as nation debates how to handle November elections
Confusion over mail-in ballots caused voting in the Washington, D.C., primary to stretch late into the night Tuesday. The District’s primary election, plagued by complaints from voters who said they never received mail-in ballots, comes amid debate over the security and efficiency of voting by mail.
Todd Smith: Our vote for the Benning/Dwyer election ballot plan
They say send out post cards to all voters offering them the opportunity to apply for absentee ballots, as under current law. We think Sen. Benning and Town Clerk Dwyer are exactly right.
Conservative candidates could capitalize on overzealous coronavirus lockdown
Vermont GOP candidates for office may have an opportunity to promote their fiscally conservative messages as businesses and personal freedoms continue to be suppressed during the ongoing coronavirus shutdown.
Former Vermont House and Senate member to run for state treasurer
A candidate swap has taken place among Republicans seeking to become Vermont state treasurer — H. Brooke Paige is no longer running for the office, and Carolyn Branagan, a former state senator for the Franklin district, is preparing to run.