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Former secretary of state urges letting certified Bennington winner serve while committee clarifies map language
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Former Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos told the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee the certified winner in Bennington should remain seated while legislators correct map-description language; the committee agreed to invite the current secretary of state and the elections director back for one more hearing.
Former Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos told the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs on Jan. 31 that the law and precedent point to allowing the certified winner from the Bennington contest to remain seated while the Legislature corrects language in the redistricting description.
Condos, a 12-year former secretary of state and eight-year former state senator, told the committee that the redistricting process “should never be rushed” and that multiple checks — software, legislative review, the secretary of state’s office and town clerks — are part of how maps and voter rolls get implemented. “The house has already ceded the winner, the supposed winner or the…
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