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Vermont Legislature sends mail-in voting bill to governor


Vermont Legislature sends mail-in voting bill to governor
May 18, 2021
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) The Vermont Legislature has passed a bill that would send general election ballots to all active voters, making permanent a policy used last year during the pandemic.
The universal mail-in voting bill counters a move by some state legislatures to curtail voter access with more restrictive election laws, said House Speaker Jill Krowinski. Secretary of State Jim Condos applauded the work of the legislature saying that if enacted the measure will be the largest expansion of Vermont voter access in decades, making it one of the most voter friendly states in the country. ....

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Vermont House and Senate pass vote-by-mail bill | Vermont Business Magazine


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Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Legislature sent to the governor, S15, a bill which makes universally mailed ballots a permanent feature of Vermont’s general elections. The bill also allows voters to fix or “cure” a ballot if it has been deemed defective. At his Tuesday press briefing, Governor Scott said he would sign the bill once it received the usual legal vetting and reached his desk. He also said he hopes that this type of voting will be expanded to all types of elections.
The general election typically gets the highest percentage of the electorate involved, but it is the local elections which sometimes draw scant turnout. He said this kind of ease-of-voting option for local elections could increase participation. ....

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