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Municipal clerks tell Senate committee ranked-choice rollout, mail-ballot consistency and records access remain top priorities
Summary
Tim Arsenault and the Vermont Municipal Clerk and Treasurer Association outlined election administration priorities to the Senate Government Operations Committee on Jan. 24, including careful ramp-up for ranked-choice voting, addressing inconsistent mail-ballot practices, and better centralized access for animal rabies records.
Tim Arsenault, co-chair of the Vermont Municipal Clerk and Treasurer Association, told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Friday, Jan. 24, that the association's top legislative priorities include ensuring any move to ranked-choice voting is accompanied by comprehensive community education and election- worker training, and finding a consistent approach to mail balloting across election types.
Arsenault said the association supports doing ranked-choice voting “right” and suggested the 2028 presidential primary has been discussed as a possible target for a phased transition, but he emphasized the need for a long ramp-up in public education and…
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