Graphic illustration by Juli Badics / UVM '21
NEWS
Although roughly half of the Waterbury residents who voted in Tuesday’s election cast their ballots early, there was a buzz of activity at Brookside Primary School where voting was taking place in the gym all day long.
In local legislative races on Tuesday, Democratic candidates including three incumbents won local state House seats and voters also re-elected all three Washington state senators.
Watching adults vote can educate children, but fewer Vermont students may be getting the opportunity to see democracy in action this Election Day.
As the country prepares to elect its 47th president, the biggest choice on the Election Day ballot happens to be depicted along a quiet street in Duxbury.
Election Day is this Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here are details on casting your ballot, learning results, Vermont’s post-election process and more.
In a final push to reach voters with their message before Election Day, the candidates vying for the Washington-Chittenden Vermont House district’s two seats held one last forum on Friday night.
Four candidates are running for the two seats in the Washington-Chittenden district of the Vermont House of Representatives. Waterbury Roundabout asked them why they’re running and what they think about some top issues facing Vermonters.
Four candidates are running for the two seats in the Washington-2 district of the Vermont House of Representatives. Waterbury Roundabout asked them why they’re running and what they think about some top issues facing Vermonters.
Candidates running for the legislative districts that represent the towns in the Harwood Union school district recently participated in an election forum hosted by a group of future voters: Harwood Middle School seventh graders.
From the Times Argus: Three incumbents face three challengers to represent all of Washington County and the towns of Braintree, Orange and Stowe in the Vermont Senate.
CNS journalists plan to delve into the data to tease out trends and provide Vermonters with a deeper understanding of the state’s vote-by-mail system.
Middle school students are years away from casting votes and participating in elections, but at Harwood Union Middle/High School, seventh-grade students banded together recently to address pressing local matters with candidates running for the state Legislature.
As Election Day approaches, deadlines for candidates for the Vermont Legislature to file campaign finance details have shortened to every two weeks, with the latest reports filed on the first and fifteenth of this month.
For more than 20 years, Waterbury voters have come to combine voting in November elections with a food drive timed just as the local food shelf begins to see its heaviest traffic of the year.
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, in collaboration with Attorney General Charity Clark, shared a new webpage and two video messages this week to warn voters about election-related disinformation and scams.
General Election Day, Nov. 5, is a month away and ballots are arriving by mail for every registered Vermont voter.
Local voters interested in hearing from legislative candidates ahead of the Nov. 5 General Election have two opportunities next week.
The Washington County Progressive Party will host a candidate meet and greet on Sunday, Sept. 22, in Barre with candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and the Washington state Senate district.
As the November 5 General Election approaches, the Washington-Chittenden race for two seats in the Vermont House of Representatives is taking shape among two longtime incumbents and two first-time candidates on the ballot.
Candidates for the Vermont Legislature filed their latest campaign finance reports on Sept. 1, documenting their fundraising and spending for the August primary as they prepare for the November general election.
Voters are reminded to update their addresses on file before Sept. 1 in order to receive their General Election ballot at the correct location. The Secretary of State’s office will mail ballots to all active voters starting in late September.
State leaders certified a slate of primary race victors who, along with new candidates recently nominated by political parties, will appear on November’s general election ballots.
Faced with their first primary challenge in eight years serving together, Waterbury’s state representatives Theresa Wood and Tom Stevens prevailed against challenger Elizabeth Brown in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
FROM THE CANDIDATES
To the community: Thanks to all who supported my campaign. Statewide it was good to see voters send the message that they have had enough of Vermont’s runaway legislature. I have spoken to many local voters who feel the same.
To the voters of Duxbury, Moretown, Fayston, Waitsfield and Warren: I’m so grateful to have been re-elected on Tuesday and am honored to serve our Washington-2 towns and Vermont for another term. Thank you for your trust in me.
In October, I announced my campaign to be Vermont’s next Speaker of the House. Now, after an election that eliminated the House supermajority, I want to acknowledge the challenges we face, share why I’m stepping forward and outline my vision for how the legislature can shift priorities and address Vermonters’ most urgent needs.
To the voters in Waterbury, Huntington, Bolton and Buel's Gore: Thank you for reelecting me as your state representative.
My sincere thanks to the voters in Bolton, Buel's Gore, Huntington and Waterbury for sending me back to the State House to represent you in the Legislature. It's a responsibility I take seriously and regard with the utmost seriousness and humility.
There has been a lot of information circulating about the Affordable Heat Act on social media, conventional media, and community forums.
As election season winds down, I'm reflecting on all the amazing nooks and crannies I've gotten to explore with a wonderful band of volunteers, and the friendliness encountered all over the Washington-2 House district.
Vermont has a shortage of housing, and while there are several causes of this shortage, economists acknowledge that COVID-19 seriously disrupted the housing market.
Washington-2 House candidate Candice White shares ways to connect with voters before the Nov. 5 election.
The Vermont Constitution states that adherence to “moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality” is “absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty.”
We hear about it almost every day. The police have arrested someone and charged that person with a crime.
I ran for this seat two years ago trying to alert the Valley to the major issues we are facing today. As well as trying to avoid the issues were having as a vocal member of the House. Sadly, the Valley chose a member of the ruling party.
Over 1,000 Vermonters, including hundreds of children will lose their access to shelter by mid-October. This burden will be left on providers, municipalities and our communities in general. We must all agree that our most vulnerable Vermonters — people experiencing homelessness — deserve continuous shelter until they find permanent housing.
I’m ready to serve Vermont with common sense, fiscal conservative values, and a passion for reducing government spending and taxes.
Those of us who live in Central Vermont know for sure that climate change is happening. Just look at the flooding that has taken place in Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, Waterbury and the appropriately named “Mad River” Valley! Flooding that in some places exceeded the 500-year flood districts—and all in the two years since our last elections!
I want to formally introduce myself to you as a candidate for representative in our district. I am running for representative because I am motivated by Vermont’s affordability crisis.
The number-one issue for most Vermonters this year is property taxes, and the Democrats in charge of the legislature have essentially ignored the issue.
The title I have given to this position paper is very misleading. It suggests that Republicans are all alike—all of one stripe, all of one mind—and nothing could be further from the truth!
A nod of thanks to voters in the Primary Election from Rep. Tom Stevens.
Rep. Theresa Wood thanks voters for support in the Aug. 13 Primary Election.
OPINION
For those experiencing sticker shock from viewing their property tax bills this year, you’re not alone. I get it. Or, I got it, as our tax bill soared on a 1,000-square-foot house on 2 acres, 5 miles from town on a dirt road.
The General Election is less than two weeks away. As the rhetoric and “noise” intensifies, it’s worth a reminder that Vermont’s elections are not only among the most accessible in the country, they are also incredibly secure.
Do you remember the days when if a politician even mentioned raising taxes they were duly excluded from getting your vote? Well, it’s time for Vermonters to wake up and pay attention.
Vermont and the District of Columbia each supported Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primaries and each could still rescue America from its present depressing choice in the election with a successful Haley write-in campaign.
When it comes to governing and providing sorely needed political leadership, particularly during times of financial troubles as well as when there is a serious humanitarian and social crisis, at least to my way of thinking as a layperson, the main concerns of an elected politician or otherwise a candidate seeking political office should not merely be about the administration and management of government, but rather be toward providing proper leadership, particularly and most importantly when balancing competing as well as diverse interests and needs.
I am writing on behalf of The Sugarbush Homeowners Coalition to offer our full support for Candice White in her candidacy for the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the Washington-2 District.
Our choice for President of the United States this November will have far-reaching impacts on the U.S. Supreme Court and our entire judicial system. Voters should be asking themselves: What kind of country do you want to live in?
Looking ahead to taking office in January, Lieutenant Gov.-elect John Rodgers this week announced his choice of Elizabeth Brown of Waterbury to be his chief of staff.