Historian and Author Kenneth
C. Davis discusses the Presidency and the accomplishments of the two Vermont-born
Presidents and Secretary of State Jim Condos provides
an update on traffic at the polls.
There’s just one day to go before voters in Vermont head to the polls, but we
may not know the outcome of some very close races the day after the election. That’s
because Vermont has extended the deadline
for military and overseas voters to return their absentee ballots.
We discuss the electoral process issues that
developed during the primaries, get an update on the gubernatorial and
treasurer’s races and listen to the voices in the news.
The presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney
is complaining some Vermont military personnel serving overseas might
not be able to get their absentee ballots in time to vote.
Early voting for Vermont’s primary election begins on Monday. It’s estimated
that 25 percent of all voters will use this system this year. We talk with
Secretary of State Jim Condos about early voting, and whether states should
require photo IDs for all voters.
Many towns are busy preparing for Town Meeting Day by holding budget
workshops and weighing ballot initiatives. But planning in the town of
Barton is complicated by the vacancies on the select board.
The Secretary of State says it’s been a number of years since the state’s Open Meeting law has been
closely reviewed. For the past two months, he’s been traveling around the state
talking to local officials about the key elements of the law.
Secretary of State Jim Condos kicks off his "transparency tour"
across the state this week. The goal is to educate state and town
employees and anyone else who’s interested about Vermont’s public
records laws.
During last year’s campaign season, Vermont voters heard a lot about government transparency, much of it from the candidates for Secretary of State. Jim Condos won that election, and one of his main concerns has been public records access.