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1 of 51 Vermont State Sen. Becca Balint, D-Windham, takes the oath of office for a new term at the State House, in Montpelier, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Balint is the first woman and first openly gay person to be elected as the Vermont Senate president pro tempore. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Outgoing Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman talks with a member of the Vermont Legislature at the State House in Montpelier, Vt., during the first day of the new session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer A nearly empty Vermont House of R...

ALASKA VOTERS PASS RANKED CHOICE VOTING BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY INJURE BALLOT ACCESS On November 3, Alaska voters passed Measure Two with 50.55% of the vote. It converts elections for partisan office, including president, to ranked choice voting. Unfortunately it also vastly stiffens the definition of a "qualified party". And it restricts the November ballot for congress and partisan state office to only the top four vote-getters in the primary. Past election returns indicate that for elections for Governor and Congress, this will mean only Republicans and Democrats qualify for the November ballot...

Shaking Up the State House Friends and alumnae Kesha Ram and Taylor Small make history as they take their seats in Vermont’s state house together. November 3, 2020, is a day that will undoubtedly make the history books. In Vermont this election day marks — aside from the obvious — a step toward a truer democracy that hears all voices. For the first time ever, Vermonters elected a woman of color to the Senate, Kesha Ram ’08, and an openly transgender woman to the House of Representatives, Taylor Small ’16. On January 6, the alumnae and close friends will be sworn in to Vermont...

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