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Chris Winters: Civics education can help us live up to our democratic ideals

By Commentary

Aug 6 2021August 6, 2021

Without a basic understanding of our founding documents and the layers of federal, state and local government, it’s nearly impossible to have the hard conversations we need to have to rebuild that trust.


State panel OKs $2 million for Town Meeting Day mail-in voting

By Anne Wallace Allen

Jan 5 2021January 5, 2021

Sending ballots to 440,000 voters for the general election Nov. 3 cost the state $1.5 million in postage alone. Town Meeting Day voting could cost much more.


Will Vermont make this year’s expansion of vote-by-mail permanent?

By Xander Landen

Nov 10 2020November 11, 2020

Some Democrats say they would support permanently expanding the vote-by-mail system. Others say the move could be prohibitively expensive.


Scott to ‘reflect’ on making mail-in voting expansion permanent 

By Kit Norton

Nov 6 2020November 6, 2020

Scott also said Friday the state should consider sending ballots to every home for Town Meeting Day in March.


Condos introduces requirement for poll observers who may ‘challenge’ voters

By Xander Landen

Oct 27 2020October 28, 2020

Pierre Berube reaching for stack of ballots

The directive will require election observers who want to challenge a person’s right to vote to register with town clerks four days before the election.


In Vermont, hope is that universal mail-in balloting becomes the norm

By VTD Editor

Oct 20 2020October 20, 2020

Vermont has gone farther than almost any other state this year in making sure that residents can vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.


David Flemming: Vermont falls short in election safeguards

By Commentary

Oct 18 2020October 17, 2020

But Americans in all 50 states have begun to lose faith that our elections give everyone a fair shot at winning. Vermont’s elections cannot be just "good enough" to pass legal muster.


Jim Condos: Safe and secure Vermont elections

By Commentary

Oct 1 2020October 1, 2020

No voter should have to choose between their health and their right to vote. We do have a safe, secure and accessible solution available to us.


Ballots are being sent by mail today. Find out how to navigate the new voting system.

By VTD Editor

Sep 21 2020September 21, 2020

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This year the Vermont Secretary of State's office is sending ballots directly by mail to every active, registered voter between Sept. 21 and Oct. 1.


Mail-in ballots to be sent out in last 2 weeks of September

By Kit Norton

Sep 3 2020September 3, 2020

Secretary of State Jim Condos says the general election ballots would be mailed to all active voters no later than Oct. 1.


Primary 2020 results are official, with recounts brewing

By Kit Norton

Aug 18 2020August 19, 2020

Officially, 174,242 people cast ballots — smashing the previous primary record. Candidates have filed for recounts in at least one Senate and one House race.


Unofficial data shows Vermont breaks primary turnout records

By Grace Elletson

Aug 12 2020August 13, 2020

Vermont Secretary of State Condos attributed the high turnout to the pandemic and to contested statewide races on both the Democratic and Republican ballots.


Chasing votes in a pandemic means focusing on absentee ballots

By Kit Norton

Aug 4 2020August 4, 2020

Absentee ballot

Democratic strategists are implementing a pandemic absentee ballot chase program ahead of the primary, as it is expected that voter data will reign supreme in the general election.


Jim Condos: Your vote is your voice

By Commentary

Aug 3 2020August 3, 2020

Make sure that you exercise your right to participate in our democracy in whatever way you decide is best for you.


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