As democracy faces unprecedented challenges, Bennington College will launch “Saving Democracy Together,” an innovative online course open to the public that aims to reconnect current political realities with America’s founding ideals
Vermont’s Primary Election is coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Make sure you are registered, and then cast a ballot for the candidates you wish to advance to the Nov. 5 General Election. Here are our Q&As with the candidates.
I am a grandmother and concerned about the future of democracy for the benefit of my grandchildren and others. I believe we need to lower the voting age to 16.
Addison County’s three public high schools have always sought to prepare students for the privileges and challenges of adulthood. And later this month, students on the cusp of their 18th birthday will be given a pathway to one of the most important rites … (read more)
As a Vermont state legislator, one of the most satisfying parts of the job is to craft legislation that solves a problem for a particular group of constituents.
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos encourages Vermonters who plan to vote early by mail in the Nov. 8 General Election to mail their ballots no later than Oct. 31, to ensure adequate time for their mailed ballot to reach the Town Clerk.
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos is encouraging Vermonters to make their voting plan for the Nov.8 Vermont General Election.
It was about two weeks before the 2020 election when Middlebury College student Isabelle Hartnett realized the work she and her classmates were doing to boost voting engagement on campus was paying off.
LINCOLN — With the goal of adhering to a “one-person, one vote” standard, the decennial reapportionment of legislative districts is “largely a mathematical exercise,” according to the Vermont Secretary of State’s website.If that’s the case, Lincoln’s Jea … (read more)
Last Friday marked the 56th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This legislation was passed less than five months after “Bloody Sunday,” the attack by Alabama state troopers on John Lewis and other voting ri … (read more)
As Vermonters, we are fortunate to have a state government that believes voting is a right, not a privilege. One that takes seriously the Constitutional command to carefully protect the right to vote; the right from which all other rights flow.Online vote … (read more)
More than 260,000 Vermonters voted early this year, by returning the absentee ballots they were mailed in late September and early October. With General Election ballots mailed to all voters, and with town and city clerks allowed to begin processing those … (read more)
MONKTON — The Monkton Town Office will be open on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to assist voters who may not have received their election ballots in the mail. According to an announcement sent out by the town Friday afternoon, a large volume o … (read more)
This is an open letter to our elected and candidate state representatives and senators in Addison County regarding an ongoing initiative called “Sign the Pledge: Count Every Vote Vermont.” The President of the United States has hinted that he may not acc … (read more)
ADDISON COUNTY — All Vermont residents who are registered to vote were sent a ballot by Oct. 1, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have not received one in the mail contact your town clerk. Vermonters may mail in their ballots, return them in a secu … (read more)
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