voting
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A guide to the 2024 primary election
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…
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Letter to the editor: It’s time to lower the voting age to 16
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…
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High schools to hold voter registration drives
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…
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Editorial: Internet voting: Good idea, but the risk is still too great
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.
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Vote early by October 31
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…
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Time to make a voting plan
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos is encouraging Vermonters to make their voting plan for the Nov.8 Vermont General Election.
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College lauded for 2020 voter turnout
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…
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Local math whiz helps redraw Vt. voting map
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…
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Eric Davis: GOP taking aim at voting rights
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…
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Guest editorial: Vermont’s civic future is at risk
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…
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Eric Davis: Voting will be more complex in March
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…
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Monkton adds office hours to help those who didn’t receive mailed ballots
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…
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Letter to the editor: Effort seeks to ensure that all votes are counted
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…
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2020 Voters’ Guide: Who is running in Addison County
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…
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Many in county have already voted
ADDISON COUNTY — In a normal election year dozens — sometimes scores — of absentee ballots come into town clerks’ offices around Addison County before the main event,…
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Letter to the editor: Help to change the U.S. Senate
If you are looking for ways to participate in the democratic process before Election Day, consider joining nearly 200 of your friends and neighbors who are writing postcards,…