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ROPER: Ballots Have Been Mailed Out! But To And For Whom?

Vermonters are sharing stories of receiving ballots for the dead and gone. During COVID, Vermont started mailing absentee ballots to every voter on the statewide checklist (exceptions for those formally challenged) for general elections automatically and without request. The problem with this (well, one of the many problems) – as has been pointed out repeatedly … Read more

MACDONALD: Get Off Your Ass

Depending on which AI you believe, fewer than 7 voters out of every 100 actually need to use vote by mail or an absentee ballot. Truly and absolutely need it and are, in fact, eligible to vote in the first place. As few as 1% to as many as 7%. Enough to move the election … Read more

7-27-26 Ep 226 Voting wrong

Morning Update: Voting Wrong

Today, on the morning update, the idea of rejecting ballots, especially mail-in ballots for elections, is a hot topic, but this blue state says it rejected 148,000 of them, so all that breathless angst over mail-in ballot voting rights is what, exactly? Wrong? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not … Read more

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MACDONALD: USPS Vote-by-Mail Rule is Alive. ALIVE!

You can never tell with District Court judges. Even after SCOTUS suggests it would be inappropriate for a tiny judge in a tiny pond to cast orders with national effect, they keep doing it. And I know, I’m singing to the choir on the judge problem. The left goes shopping. Finds one willing to do … Read more

6-5-26 AM update Ep 189 Did your vote count

Morning Update: Did Your Vote Count?

Today, on the Morning Update, the government has no more responsibility to care for your ballots than it does for your person. That’d be none. If you don’t make sure your vote is counted, how do you know if your vote counts? 00:00 A few words about Public Safety01:33 Voting and Ballot Security03:10 Mail-in Ballot … Read more

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ROPER: Voting Rights Bill Debate Exposes Major Problem with Elections

This is supposed to be an election integrity measure, protecting voters from “…bribery, intimidation, threats, coercion, or other means…” by those attempting to influence how — or preventing them entirely — from voting at a polling place. Sounds good. But here’s the problem: two-thirds of Vermonters no longer vote at a polling place. Since the … Read more

Could Federal Spending Cuts End VT Vote-By-Mail?

Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert testified before the House Appropriations Committee regarding a number of the office’s budget issues, including elections. Hibbert noted that historically, about 60 percent of Vermont’s $5 million yearly budget to run elections ($10 million for two-year election cycles) comes from federal grants, including those from the federal Help Americans … Read more

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