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What you need to know for Primary Election Day 2018
A 2018 primary ballot. Photo by Kevin O’Connor Here’s the rundown on where to go and what to do on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 14. 1. Registration status: You can sign in to “My Voter Page” to...
View ArticleDan Normandeau: When voting means nothing
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dan Normandeau, of Dummerston, who is a former multi-term school board member. An open letter to Secretary of State Jim Condos: I am writing in response to your...
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High-tech system to assist voters with disabilities
Kumeye Castillo, demonstrates the new accessible voting system at the Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday. Photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger A new state of the art, multi-sensory voting system will be in...
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Secretary of State mulls expansion of mail-in ballots during pandemic
Voters passed a bottle of hand sanitizer as they exited the voting booths at South Burlington’s Tuttle Middle School polling place in early March. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger VTDigger is posting...
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Secretary of state’s directive gives towns flexibility for local elections
Secretary of State Jim Condos officially certifies the 2018 general election results. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger VTDigger posts regular coronavirus updates on this page. You can also subscribe...
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Senate committee plan would give Condos authority on election changes
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger VTDigger posts regular coronavirus updates on this page. You can also subscribe here for daily coronavirus news. Please send...
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Chris Winters, Condos’ No. 2, is running for secretary of state
Christopher Winters, Deputy Secretary of State. File photo by Viola Gad/VTDigger Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters wants to succeed his boss, Jim Condos, when the latter retires at the end of...
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Chatter boxes: Legislators have used Zoom’s private chat function in public...
The Zoom chat should be used only for technical or logistical communications, not policy discussions, according to legislative leaders. But messages vanish after each meeting ends. Illustration by...
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Montpelier City Clerk John Odum joins race for secretary of state
Montpelier City Clerk John Odum prepares early and absentee ballots to scan in 2018's primary election. Odum has declared a run for secretary of state. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Montpelier...
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Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas is running for secretary of state
Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, attends an event for congressional candidate Sen. Becca Balint, D-Windham, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, March 29. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
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VTDigger to host summer debates for secretary of state, lieutenant governor,...
As Vermont prepares for the most competitive election season in years, VTDigger is working to introduce candidates to voters. The nonprofit newsroom plans to host at least four forums this summer as...
View ArticleVermont’s secretary of state candidates to meet at VTDigger debate
Vermont’s Democratic candidates for secretary of state are set to take part in the first media-sponsored debate of the race on Tuesday, June 7, at 6 p.m. VTDigger will host the online-only event on...
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The paperwork is in. Here are (most of) the legislative races to watch.
The dome of the Vermont Statehouse. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The deadline to file paperwork to appear on the Aug. 9 primary ballot in Vermont was late last month, and while the Secretary of...
View ArticleDemocratic candidates for Vermont secretary of state debate the details of...
The three Democrats in the primary for Vermont secretary of state brought perspectives from three separate sectors of government to the first media-sponsored debate of the race Tuesday night, while...
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Early voting in the primary election begins in many towns across Vermont
A mailer sent to voters by the Secretary of State’s Office. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Many towns across Vermont are ready to welcome early voters for the primary election. Although the...
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Nearly 41,000 voters have requested early ballots in Vermont’s primary election
More than a quarter of requested ballots in the 2022 primary have already been returned, according to the Secretary of State’s office. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger With just three weeks to go...
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A technocrat, an activist and a lawmaker: Those are the choices for voters in...
From left: John Odum, Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Chris Winters. VTDigger file photos The Democratic nominee for secretary of state is basically guaranteed to favor progressive ballot-access measures...
View ArticleJim Condos: Social media disinformation is a threat to democracy
This commentary is by Jim Condos, the Vermont secretary of state. As we watch new information emerge from the Jan. 6 congressional hearings, one truth has been made crystal clear. Whether it’s...
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Haven’t mailed in your ballot yet? Better drop it off in person.
Drive-by mailboxes bearing the logo of the United States Postal Service on Elmwood Avenue in Burlington. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger If you haven’t mailed your ballot back in yet, the...
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Jim Condos says election certification could take until next week ‘at the...
Secretary of State Jim Condos speaks during the statewide canvass of the Vermont 2020 general election results in Montpelier. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos...
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3 Vermont municipalities asked for 2020 election ballots for inspection
Volunteers from both campaigns tabulate ballots during a vote recount in the democratic primary race for Chittenden County Senate between Sen. Chris Pearson and first-time candidate June Heston on...
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For secretary of state, Vermonters’ options are a top-hatted conspiracy...
H Brooke. Paige, left, and Sarah Copeland Hanzas. VTDigger file photos On the ballot for secretary of state in Vermont is a veteran Democratic lawmaker who helped shepherd Vermont’s universal...
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here’s what you need to know.
Voters cast their ballots at the Bennington firehouse polling place the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Photo by Tiffany Tan/VTDigger It’s a big one. By Tuesday night, Vermonters will have decided...
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Sarah Copeland Hanzas wins race to become Vermont’s next secretary of state
Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, at the Statehouse in Montpelier in March. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 12:36 p.m. Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford,...
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Vermont sees record high midterm turnout in historic election year
"I Voted" stickers sit on a voting machine at the polling place at the Sustainability Academy in Burlington on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This year marked a...
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After 4 resignations, Chelsea officials announce plan to rebuild Selectboard
Chelsea Road Foreman Rick Ackerman grades a road in Chelsea in May 2014. File photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News Over the past week, Chelsea lost its road crew and four of its five Selectboard...
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Incoming attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer name their...
From left to right, Vermont’s newly elected attorney general, Charity Clark; treasurer, Mike Pieciak; and secretary of state, Sarah Copeland Hanzas; have each announced a slate of new deputies. File...
View ArticleJim Condos: Secretary of state reflects on his 35 years in elected office
This commentary is by Jim Condos, who just concluded 12 years as Vermont’s secretary of state. For more than 35 years, it has been my great honor to serve the people of Vermont as a public servant —...
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ACLU-VT points to ‘troubling pattern’ in denials of access to public spaces...
Prouty Beach and Campground in Newport. Newport Parks and Recreation website photo The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont said it is seeing a “troubling pattern” in the number of instances...
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Sarah Copeland Hanzas: Understanding how government works will empower...
This commentary is by Sarah Copeland Hanzas, who was elected secretary of state in November after 18 years as a state legislator. She lives in Bradford with her family. As I begin my first term as...
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