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Committee weighs whether to seat certified Bennington lawmaker after mis‑mailed ballots
Summary
A legislative committee heard legal and election‑administration advice as it considers whether to recommend that the House seat the certified winner of the Bennington‑1 race or order another election after about 55 voters received incorrect ballots.
The House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs met Thursday, Jan. 30, to consider how to advise the full House on a contested Bennington‑1 legislative election after about 55 voters were mailed ballots for the wrong district.
The committee received legal and historical guidance from former Deputy Secretary of State Paul Gillis and from legislative counsel (Tucker/Dr. Anderson). Gillis said the committee’s most straightforward option was to “confirm the election as it happened on the day of election,” while counsel outlined statutes governing voter qualifications, checklists, recounts and the narrow set of circumstances in which state law requires a revote.
The matter before the committee is narrowly defined: recommend to the full House whether the currently seated representative should remain in the seat or whether another…
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