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Vermont House advances bill banning firearms at polling places and requiring serialization of homemade guns
Summary
The Vermont House voted to advance amendments to S.209 that ban firearms and other "deadly weapons" at polling places and require serialization of self‑made firearms; the House ordered third reading after a roll‑call vote that the clerk reported as 110 yeas and 31 nays.
The Vermont House on April 18 advanced a suite of amendments to S.209 that would bar firearms and certain other "deadly weapons" from polling places and require serial numbers for firearms produced by individuals.
Supporters said the measures are meant to prevent intimidation and potential violence at voting locations. "We're focused on elections and the right to exercise our sacred constitutional right ... to vote, free from intimidation and violence," the bill's presenter, the member from Williston, said during questioning. The House adopted the committee's recommendations and ordered third reading after a roll‑call vote the clerk reported as 110 yeas and 31 nays.
The provision covering polling places drew sustained questioning about scope and enforcement. Legislative counsel and the presenter confirmed that school budget votes and revotes fall within the bill's prohibition.…
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