Vermont Business Magazine Today, Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray, Attorney General TJ Donovan, Senate Pro Tem Becca Balint, and Speaker Jill Krowinski issued the following statement:
“At a time when we are seeing legislatures with Republican-controlled majorities enact restrictive voting laws, it comes as no surprise that the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Vermont Republican Party (VTGOP) would sue two municipalities for expanding voting access to members of their communities. But that’s not the Vermont way. From same-day voter registration to our new universal mail-in voting law, our state has a strong, bipartisan track record of making it easier for people to participate in our democracy. In this spirit, voters in Montpelier and Winooski came out in favor of expanding voter access in their communities, and the legislature, after rigorous debate and deliberation, supported their ability to regulate their own local elections in this way.
“The RNC has, and continues, to peddle misinformation about the security and validity of elections in this country. As elected leaders in Vermont, we will not stand by as a national political organization questions the will of the people of Montpelier and Winooski, and their decision to open their local elections to more members of their respective communities.”
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Source: MONTPELIER, VT – Democratic Party 9.28.2021