The October survey also found that public opinion around Scott’s return-to-office mandates, and his refusal to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., ran clearly along party lines.
Incumbent GOP Chair Paul Dame is facing a challenge from Sen. Russ Ingalls, R-Essex, while current Democratic Chair Jim Ramsey isn’t seeking the job again.
Town clerks and select boards say it is getting harder to run meetings and conduct town business as the vitriolic tone of political polarization continues to ramp up.
On Tuesday evening Gov. Phil Scott called on Douglass to resign after a leaked group chat showed Douglass and his wife using racist and antisemitic language with fellow young Republicans from across the country.
Douglass resigned just days after he was mentioned in a Politico report for his alleged involvement in a private group chat that contained hateful remarks.
Should noncitizens be allowed to vote in municipal elections? That question was at the center of arguments heard Wednesday by the Vermont Supreme Court.
Opposing groups held rallies in Burlington on October 23, 1986. They came ahead of the election day vote on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have enshrined equal rights for women.