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Brattleboro Voters – Helpful Info for General Election

by Not Signed In | Politics

Below is some helpful information for the November 3rd General Election.

Fill Out Your Ballot
All active registered voters in Vermont were automatically mailed a ballot in early October. Please make sure to follow the instructions provided with your ballot, including: 

Signing the certificate envelopeand ensuring your ballot is insidethe certificate envelope.
Using ablack pen to mark your ballot.
Do NOT use a markeras it can bleed through to the back of your ballot, requiring a replacement ballot.

Vote No on Prop 4

by Kurt Daims | Politics

The Vermont Progressive Party endorses Proposal 4 to protect LGBTQIAS2+ rights and groups that have “historically been subject to discrimination,” That would include many things that used to be taboo. Women speaking publicly, interracial love, lesbian and gay love were once taboo and now are protected rights. But some things should stay taboo , for instance, the Queer idea: “LGBTQ . . .Z. and pedophiles. Any historically discriminated group can invoke civil rights under this law.

Brattleboro Town Clerk Shares Helpful Info for General Election

by Not Signed In | Politics

Below is some helpful information for the November 3rd General Elections.

Absentee Ballots

Absentee ballots for this election will be mailed to all active registered voters between September 21 and October 1. Please make sure to follow the instructions provided with your ballot, including:

• Signing the certificate envelope and ensuring your ballot is inside the certificate envelope.

• Using a black pen to mark your ballot.

Happy Labor Day! Bernie Sanders New Bill Introduces the Corporate Death Penalty!

by Cris Ericson | Politics

HAPPY LABOR DAY!  Rejoice! United States Senator Bernie Sanders is going to stop that pesky “a.i.” artificial intelligence from taking your job away from you!  Who needs artificial intelligence up there  orbiting in satellites when you can send human manpower to the MOON to do the job?

Will U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders new BILL result in the arrest of Elon Musk?

Protest Dirty Trick That Keeps Republican Governor In Office!

by Cris Ericson | Politics

Meet the Dirty Trick who will guarantee the Republican Governor wins another term in VERMONT by taking votes away from the Democrat.  PROTEST NOW! Call the Vermont Secretary of State,  telephone (802) 828-2363  and tell her that a child has no fiduciary responsibility and therefore should not have his name printed on the election ballot. 

It doesn’t matter if there is no law for an age requirement for Governor, the facts are that a child can not do the job because a child has no fiduciary responsibility and criminal enterprises could take advantage of him.   Did you ever hear the song, “he’s under 18, he won’t be doing any time”?  That’s a criminal gang favorite anthem to getting kids to do the dirty work for adults.

Brattleboro Official Primary Results

by Not Signed In | Politics

Please see attached for the “official results” for Brattleboro’s State Primary election. These are the results, including write-in votes, from Brattleboro only and not including other towns’ results for the Primary races.

Brattleboro – State Primary Preliminary Results

by Not Signed In | Politics

Good evening,

Please see attached for Brattleboro’s Unofficial results for Brattleboro’s State Primary election. These are the results from the ballot tallies, not including write-in votes, and not including other towns’ results for the Primary races. Those names in bold received the most votes in Brattleboro.

Faulty Candidate Statements on VT Defend the Guard Act

by MD | Politics

I write in response to statements made by Aly Richards, candidate for VT Governor, and Ryan McLaren, candidate for VT Lt. Governor, about the Vermont Defend the Guard Act, during the 7/23 Vermont Public debates, 7/23 and 7/21 respectively. Ms. Richards said “we have to be really strategic together as we are fighting against [the] attack on democracy.” She also said this bill would put a big target on the back of the Vermont National Guard. Mr. McLaren said he’s heard no support for the bill from Guard members.

I agree that we need to be strategic. Part of that strategy is the movement for this act. A letter to Governor Scott and Vermont state legislators is circulating from Vermont National Guard veterans, their family members, and other Vermont veterans of the U.S. military. They request a proper hearing and passage of the Vermont Defend the Guard Act and give their reasons.

Helpful Info for Vermont’s State Primary Elections

by Not Signed In | Politics

Below is some helpful information for the August 11th State Primary Elections.

Absentee Ballots
Absentee ballots for these elections were mailed by request. Please make sure to follow the instructions provided with your ballot, including: 

Signing the certificate envelopeand ensuring your ballot/s are insidethe certificate envelope.
Using a black pen to mark your ballot.

Brattleboro Board of Civil Authority Adopts Election Recording Policy

by Not Signed In | Politics

The Brattleboro Board of Civil Authority has adopted a new policy governing photography, filming, and recording at polling places during elections.

The policy was approved during the Board’s meeting on July 16, 2026, and is intended to balance transparency in the election process with the need to maintain order at polling places and protect the confidentiality of voters’ choices. The policy was informed by Vermont State statute 17 V.S.A. § 1972.

Vermont Progressive Party Disavows Cris Ericson

by spoon | Politics

It is an easy mistake to assume Cris Ericson is a Progressive. She claims to be one but has never been a member of the Party and has been disavowed by the Party time and again.

It is a peculiar quirk in  Vermont election laws that allows a person to claim and run under any party affiliation they choose as long as there is not another candidate for that party listed. Ericson has been for many years tossing her name in as a Progressive wherever there was not one running. She is not a member of and has no support from the Vermont Progressive Party.

Taking The Political Temperature Of Vermont!

by Cris Ericson | Politics

Last December, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and U.S. Senator Peter Welch and U.S. Congressperson Becca Balint announced that they nominated a total of 23 young Vermonters to the U.S. Military Academies.

The U.S. Military Academies are four year college degree programs with free tuition, room and board for graduating high school students who qualify.

Now, here’s the question: How many wish they had not applied?

Brattleboro Survives Open Town Meeting

by cgrotke | Politics

Brattleboro survived Open Town Meeting. 

It looked a lot like a Representative Town meeting, but there were small differences.  Attendees were called “Voters” rather than “Representatives.”  There was no separate seating for the un-elected. People who just moved to town could participate.

The similarities were numerous. A bit of confusion about Roberts Rules? Check. Exciting explorations down rabbit holes of amendments to amendments. Check. Lasting nearly 10 hours? Check.

Brattleboro Town Meeting Dependent Care Reimbursement Forms

by Not Signed In | Politics

Dependent Care reimbursement forms for the Brattleboro Town Meeting will be available at the meeting on April 11 at Brattleboro Union High School gymnasium, near the Clerk’s table. Funds are limited and not guaranteed for everyone who makes a request. This is managed in partnership with United Way.

Reminder – Brattleboro District 9 Forum

by fidel | Politics

Residents of District 9 will continue their discussion of Town matters in advance of Town Meeting (which is Saturday 11 April) in another of our periodic get-togethers. The District 9 forum will occur at 6:30 pm on Tuesday 31 March in the Community Room of the Brooks Memorial Library (3rd floor). For more information, contact Robert Oeser (robt.oeser@gmail.com) or David Levenbach (fideladelphia@gmail.com; 413.559.1533).

District 3/9 Forum

by fidel | Politics

Residents of District 9 will continue their discussion of Town matters in advance of Town Meeting (which is Saturday 11 April) in another of our periodic get-togethers. The District 9 forum will occur at 6:30 pm on Tuesday 31 March in the Community Room of the Brooks Memorial Library (3rd floor). At the suggestion of one of the participants at the last forum, we invite suggestions as to matters that should be scheduled for the agenda. Send your preferred topics to convenors Robert Oeser (robt.oeser@gmail.com) or David Levenbach (fideladelphia@gmail.com; 413.559.1533).