Politics

Good afternoon,

Today is Town Meeting Day in Vermont. In Brattleboro, it is “elect your representatives for Representative Town Meeting Day” Day.

This is a friendly reminder that early voting is currently available at the Brattleboro Town Clerk’s office. Office hours for the Brattleboro Town Clerk’s office are 8:30AM – 5:00PM, Monday through Friday. In addition to regular hours, the office will open Saturday, March 3, from 9AM to noon for early voting and will be closed Tuesday, March 6, election day.

Continuing our exploration of the March 6 ballot, here are some questions and answers regarding Article 2, a climate change matter. Daniel Quipp and Michael Bosworth provided the answers.

Statewide Candidates Usually Start Petition Drives After Town Meeting Day March 6th; Is It Too Soon To Look At The Issues?

I heard this on the radio, and I see they have a podcast you can listen to:

“What District are you in?”

Below is information that might be helpful to know for March 6th local elections.

Brattleboro Citizens’ Breakfast Invitation

Good morning,

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott issued the following statement regarding the passing of Timothy O’Connor, Jr., former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives:

The O’Connors have been friends since I was a young lawyer starting my practice. Tim had such a great sense of humor, especially when it involved the Irish. I told Martha this morning how I will miss him but that I’ll look, every day, at the walking stick he brought me from Ireland.

At a Senate hearing, Senator Cory Booker passionately chastised Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary for claiming not to remember what Trump said about African Countries.

Petitions for Brattleboro Town and Town School District Officers and Town Meeting Members are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. Town elections will be Tuesday, March 6, and the Annual Representatives Town Meeting, Saturday, March 24.