To vote early in the August primaries, voters must request a ballot.
CORRECTION: Soros-backed Sarah George complains of ‘misinformation’ after challenger calls out car thief catch-and-release
Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George is unhappy about statements made by Ted Kenney, a Williston lawyer running against her on a platform of “criminal justice reform and safe streets.”
VPIRG denies 2020 general election ballot harvesting
“You asked about ballot harvesting, which is not a legal term. I’m guessing you’re asking whether VPIRG collected completed ballots from voters and submitted them for processing in the 2020 election. The answer to that question is no,” Executive Director Paul Burns said.
VT Secretary of State installing new Dominion ballot counting machines
All Vermont vote tabulating machines are being replaced with new Dominion machines that scan and create an image of each ballot.
Will Sarah George face Boudin-like voter backlash?
The ACLU of Vermont is rallying behind progressive prosecutors promoting “criminal law reform and demands for police accountability.”
Vermont more lenient about drop box video, ballot harvesting than states in ‘2000 Mules’
Vermont is more lenient about ballot harvesting and drop box depositing and requires less video surveillance than some states seen in 2000 Mules.
Could ‘2000 Mules’-style ballot fraud happen in Vermont? Ballot harvesting, drop boxes legal here
Drop boxes, universal mailed ballots, and ballot harvesting – all crucial to the electoral fraud in six battleground states in the 2020 presidential election – are permitted under Vermont’s pandemic election law passed by the Legislature in 2020.
‘2000 Mules’ documentary to be shown in Williston this Saturday
Drawing on research provided by the election integrity group True the Vote, “2000 Mules” offers two types of evidence: geotracking and video.
Not-yet-final list of primary candidates shows challenger for Scott
Just one Republican has declared for one of the newly redistricted Chittenden County Senate seats: Rep. Leland Morgan, a Milton/Grand Isle representative seeking the newly created Chittenden North seat.
Another State House incumbent not running; petition deadline today
Another incumbent has joined the ranks of lawmakers not seeking re-election.
We asked legislators about the high turnover. Here’s what they said
Covid, too many Zoom hearings, the desire to retire, looming fiscal challenges, and just feeling like ‘it’s time’ are among the reasons why lawmakers are leaving in record numbers this year.
Who’s running for re-election, and who’s not?
42 Vermont legislators, including 9 House committee chairs, won’t be seeking re-election to their current seats.
Thursday, May 26 filing deadline for August primaries
May 26 is the petition filing deadline for petitions to run in the August 9 primary for the Legislature and statewide and county offices.
Vermont allows inmates to vote – but they don’t
“It was kind of a pain the way they do it. They just had our case worker give us an absentee ballot and we had to fill it out and mail it,” an inmate said.
Ballot harvesting, drop boxes, universal mailed ballots seen in ‘2000 Mules’ legal in Vermont
Drop boxes, universal mailed ballots, and ballot harvesting – all crucial to the electoral fraud in six battleground states in the 2020 presidential election – are permitted in the pandemic election law passed by the Legislature in 2020.
Rep. Ann Pugh latest House chairwoman not seeking re-election
Ann Pugh, the longtime Vermont House committee chair responsible for abortion and end-of-life legislation is the latest to announce she’s not running for re-election.
Attorney General T.J. Donovan won’t seek re-election
The Vermont Attorney General won’t seek re-election.
No Zuckerbucks for VT local elections in 2022
112 Vermont communities received Zuckerbucks for local elections in 2020.
Morgan of Milton to run for new Senate seat
A West Milton House member is running for the newly-created Senate seat, “Chittenden North.”
Messy Middlebury voter rolls suggest larger problem, EAI says
After returning home to places like Singapore and Egypt, former Middlebury College students voted in the 2020 general election.
GOP statewide primary candidates meet Rutland faithful
Four GOP candidates took to the stage at the Pasta and Politics dinner to discuss their platforms.
Republican Senate primary looms as West Pointer, career Army officer declares
Today, Gerald Malloy of Perkinsville officially announced his candidacy as a Republican for the open U.S. Senate seat.
Dame: Conservatives are running for local office
Democrats has been recruiting candidates to fill their bench with these usually sleepy, and often uncontested races for select board, school board, and other local offices.
Condos starts ‘myth vs. fact’ website page to ‘inoculate’ voters
Trying to staunch “misinformation”, the Vermont Secretary of State’s office has launched a webpage dedicated to election facts vs. myths.
Condos decries ‘insurrection,’ says 2020 was most secure election ever
Condos decries the Jan. 6 ‘insurrection’ and bemoans the fact that in many states, candidates doubting the legitimacy of the 2020 election are running for Secretary of State.
‘Deep State Marauder’ is keynote at election integrity event Saturday
A lawyer and former Green Beret will be the keynote speaker at Concerned Vermonters’ election integrity gathering Saturday at noon in White River Junction.
15 GOP caucuses meet today
Participation and enthusiasm at town GOP caucuses has picked up steam.
Your opinion sought on one-seat legislative districts
The board charged with recommending a new election district map to the Legislature is asking for YOUR opinion.
Prog coasts to victory in Burlington’s Ward 3
In the end, Burlington’s crime epidemic and rent serfdom weren’t enough to move Ward 3 voters from their loyalty to the Progressive Party.
Condos backs election bill Ted Cruz calls ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’
Both Sen. Patrick Leahy and Secretary of State Jim Condos say voters should trust Congress to make the rules for state elections. Sen. Ted Cruz says the For The People Act proves just the opposite.
Winooski, Montpelier non-citizen voting part of national trend
Lawmakers in Washington, DC, Illinois and New York City this year are considering legislation that would offer the vote to noncitizens for local elections, such as for city council or the school board.
Republican Felker runs for Burlington Council
Christopher-Aaron Felker, the Burlington GOP Ward 3 nominee for the upcoming special election in August, will kick-off his campaign with a unifying message for all Burlingtonians Tuesday, 5:30 pm at the Battery Park Fountain extension.
New laws, shifting population will shake up ’22 election map
Vermont’s legislative districting map could look very different for next year’s election.
Windham, NH vote tabulator company also serves Vermont
LHS, the vote tabulator provider now under scrutiny for apparent irregularities in Windham, New Hampshire, also provides tabulators for Vermont elections.
Condos defense of S15 full of errors, Roper says
A point by point refutation of claims made by the Secretary of State regarding the content and potential impact of S.15 on Vermont elections by Rob Roper, president of the Ethan Allen Institute.
Windham NH results show voting machines can’t be trusted
I believe the preliminary results of the forensic audit of the Windham, NH voting machines as configured on November 3, 2020, show the aging Diebold ES2000 Model A Voting Machines cannot be trusted.
Judd wants court to preserve ballots in contested Barre election
Brian Judd, who is contesting the Barre City Council election he officially lost at City Meeting March 2, tomorrow will seek a court injunction to prevent the City from throwing out the paper ballots after the 90-day deadline expires, he said today.
Election Integrity Forum May 18
The Chittenden County GOP will hold an Election Integrity Forum Tuesday, May 18 at 7 pm.
Fireovid: Petition opposes 16-year-old vote
You likely know that the Vermont House passed a bill (H.361) to allow 16-year-olds in Brattleboro to vote in municipal elections and to serve on town boards. Crazy?
Election Integrity Forum May 18
The Chittenden County GOP will hold an Election Integrity Forum Tuesday, May 18 at 7 pm.
Explanation of “no significant abnormalities” in VT election audit
Secretary of State’s Office: “This audit, like those before it, shows clearly that there is no underlying manipulation of the programming or systemic inaccuracy in the tabulators. They were, again, shown to be extremely accurate when the ballot is properly marked by the voters.”
House approves 16-year-old voting in Brattleboro
The Vermont House of Representatives Thursday voted 102-42 along party lines to give initial approval to amending the Brattleboro Town Charter to allow youth voters ages 16-18 to vote in local town elections.
Condos says ‘no significant abnormalities or discrepancies’ in 2020 general election
Yesterday Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos announced the completion of the 2020 Vermont General Election Audit, which was conducted on April 28 at the Pavilion Auditorium located in Montpelier. No significant abnormalities or discrepancies were found between the audit results and the Official Returns of Vote.
Roper: least-secure voting in the nation
Proponents argue that they are trying to “create a balance” between making it easy to vote and maintaining ballot security. That’s the rhetoric, but the truth is that should S.15 become law Vermont would have no effective security mechanisms to verify the validity of an absentee ballot, and the objective is to have everyone vote absentee (though that is not required). There is no balance, nor any attempt to create any.
Gov Ops may pass vote-by-mail bill without vital Oregon testimony
The Oregon Secretary of State wants to tell Vermont legislators her state’s hard-won knowledge about vote integrity challenges in a universal vote-by-mail system. But that exchange of information won’t happen if Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Chair of the House Government Operations Committee, holds a vote this afternoon on S15, Vermont’s universal, vote-by-mail bill.
House to vote on Brattleboro 16-year-old voting
The Vermont House of Representatives today is scheduled to consider H361, amending the Brattleboro Town Charter to allow youth voters ages 16-18 to vote in local town elections.
Condos to hold 2020 general election audit April 28
The post-election audit of 2020 Vermont General Election results will occur Wednesday, April 28 at the Pavilion Auditorium in Montpelier, starting at 9am.
Voter fraud in three easy steps
Vermont is not one of the 34 states that require some form of identification to vote. Vermont does not have voter signature verification. While officials boast no fraud has been proven, this fact is just as likely to be the result of a near total inability to detect fraud as the absence of it. S.15 would put Vermont in the unenviable position of having the least secure election process in the country.
Condos, Gray ask Big Business to oppose election ‘restrictions’
Joining with 49 other current and former state-level officials across the country, Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos and Lt. Gov. Molly Gray publicly asked corporate leaders to oppose electoral integrity laws “sweeping the country.”
Secretary of State’s office evasive about mailed vote vulnerability
Eric Covey, spokesperson for the office, has been adamant that there is no voter fraud in Vermont, but evasive regarding specific questions about specific vulnerabilities in the system.
Barre voting machine problems cited in call for recount
A Barre City Council candidate who lost by eight percent at City Meeting March 2 is contesting the election in Vermont Superior Court.
Voter fraud alleged on WVMT as House studies permanent Vote-By-Mail bill
“In Middlebury I own an apartment building,” a caller to WVMT’s Morning Drive told Secretary of State Jim Condos. “There were about 25 (unclaimed) ballots by all the mailboxes in the hallway and the college kids scooped them all up, voted them all, and put them in the mailbox,” the caller alleged.
Seven-member board to reapportion legislative districts
The U.S. Constitution requires a census every 10 years, and this up-to-date population count is used to ensure that our elected representatives in the legislature are equitably apportioned across the state.
Fraud hard to detect if mailed ballot bill passes, video says
In a fast-paced 10 minute video released recently, Rob Roper of the Ethan Allen Institute outlines what you need to know about S15, the universal mailed ballot bill approved by the Senate and now in the House.
Welch votes for 16-year-old right to vote
Rep. Peter Welch voted yes an amendment to the HR1 “For the People” act that, had it passed, would have lowered the mandatory minimum voting age for federal elections to 16.
Voting for children and against school budget
Life has changed so much in the last year – how I work, travel, and dress. Today I discovered the pandemic – or rather, our leaders’ misguided handling of it – has changed how I vote.
School buses deliver free lunch to wealthy kids – what’s up with that?
The same government that seeks to mandate electric school buses to avert climate change, dispatched a fleet of diesel-fueled school buses to deliver lunches! Was that in the best interests of children? Employing the National Guard’s tanks would have been comparably efficient….
On Election Night, web traffic went from China to battleground state election centers. What does it mean?
In his second Deepcapture.com post about the 2020 General Election and concerns about election fraud, journalist and CEO Patrick Byrne posts a document that appears to show heavy internet traffic between China and election centers in the battleground states of Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
Welch responds to election fraud petition
Rep. Peter Welch responds to election fraud petition: “The court system, members of Congress, and the former President should respect the American people’s decision. Undermining the results of the election with false claims of voter fraud is deeply irresponsible and damages the core of our democratic system honoring the will of the voters and the election outcome.”
Patrick Byrne: election fraud investigation failed due to incompetence, not lack of evidence
The following blog post by journalist/entrepreneur/cybergeek Patrick Byrne was posted January 27. It provides the first “insider” look at the president’s election fraud investigation handled (Byrne would say mishandled) by key top aides of President Trump.
100+ VT communities get election $$ from Facebook/Zuckerberg group
112 Vermont communities received ‘coronavirus response grants’ from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a not-for-profit formed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to provide assistance to local election officials.
VT election chief: ballot fraud hard to stop, impossible to reverse
The only real clue that something is amiss is if the real voter shows up on election day only to find out that a ballot has already been cast in their name. Senning testified, “We had instances of that this year.” We need to know exactly how many instances!
