AREA TOWNS – Despite concerns about mail-in voting, local poll workers say the process is secure. In a tumultuous time with trust in institutions declining, local poll workers want voters to know they can be trusted. On election day, many Vermonters volunteered as official poll workers, running polling places and[Read More…]
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General Election Free, Fair, Transparent, Accessible says Secretary of State
AREA TOWNS – Vermont’s town clerks have had more work ahead of this year’s election today than in previous years as they’ve been processing a lot of mail-in ballots. The state has mailed ballots to every registered voter for only the second Presidential election. 42.31% of them had been received[Read More…]
New U.S. Citizen is First-Time Voter
In Senate Races, Wealthy Families Contributed to GOP Candidates
VERMONT – In Vermont’s five most competitive state Senate races, 10 generous families contributed more than one-third of all campaign donations to the Republican nominees, as of an October 15 filing deadline. Democrats in those five races, by comparison, can thank their top 10 highest individual contributors — among them,[Read More…]
GOP Surprises, Business as Usual
AREA TOWNS – Area residents got some surprises Tuesday evening as election results rolled in when the Caledonia and Orleans County Senate seats long occupied by Democrat Sen. Jane Kitchell and Sen. Bobby Starr were won by Republicans, current Rep. Scott Beck and relative unknown Sam Douglass. Beck received 58.3%[Read More…]
Election Coverage Includes Live Dashboard and Wednesday Special Edition
AREA TOWNS – The Hardwick Gazette will publish a special election edition Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6, with coverage from reporters visiting all 11 towns and updated election results in local races for Vermont Senate, House and town Justices of the Peace. A Hardwick Gazette Election Dashboard is available now at[Read More…]
How, Where to Make a Vote Count Nov. 5
Polling Locations Opening Times, Other Info for Tuesday, Nov. 5 AREA TOWNS — The 2024 General Election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The time polls in each town open and where to vote are listed below. Polls close in all towns at 7 p.m. Live election results for local, statewide[Read More…]
Next Generation of Voters Hosts Senate Candidate Debate at Craftsbury Academy
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Academy hosted a debate between candidates Katherine Sims (D) and Samuel A. Douglass (R) who are vying for Orleans County’s vacant Senate seat, The event in the World War II Memorial Gymnasium, Thursday, Oct. 23, attracted a diverse audience of parents, teachers, students and community members. The[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Three Republicans Aim to Unseat Three Incumbent Dems
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Three Senate seats are up-for-grabs with six candidates looking to fill them in the Washington County Senate election, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Three Democratic incumbents, including the senate’s senior member, Montpelier’s Ann Cummings, are running for re-election. Marshfield’s Andrew Perchlik and Barre City’s Anne Watson round out the[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Lamoille County Senate Candidates Westman and Heck Express Opinions
LAMOILLE COUNTY – Thirteen-year incumbent Senator Richard Westman from Cambridge won both the Democratic and Republican primaries. He is being challenged in this general election by Independent Maureen Heck from Hyde Park who gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot. The candidates’ answers to seven questions are summarized below.[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Three Newcomers, Incumbent Vie for Two-seat Lamoille-2 House District
LAMOILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY – Incumbent Rep. Dan Noyes (D) is running for reelection in the two-seat Lamoille-Washington House District where Rep. Melanie Carpenter (D) is not running for re-election. The district stretches from Belvidere in the northeast through Johnson and Hyde Park to Wolcott in the southeast. The field includes[Read More…]
Candidate Interviews: Representative Candidates for Lamoille-Washington House District Share Views
LAMOILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY – In the Lamoille-Washington House District, served by two representatives, incumbent Democrat Saudia Lamont was joined by returning Democratic legislator David Yacovone in winning the primary election. Republicans Charles Burnham and Nick Lopez obtained enough write-in votes in the primary to be added to the ballot for[Read More…]
