Electoral reform in Vermont

Electoral reform in Vermont refers to efforts to change the voting laws in the U.S. state that is bordered by New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Currently, Burlington, Vermont uses instant runoff voting in its elections, having voted to do so on March 1, 2005[1]. As of April 13, 2007, IRV legislation was headed for the Vermont Senate floor[2]. Vermont only has one Congressional district, so gerrymandering is not a consideration in Vermont federal races. Vermont and Maine have the distinction of being the only states to allow prison inmates to vote[3]. In 2007, H.0373 was introduced by David Zuckerman, Michael Fisher, Daryl Pillsbury, Kurt Wright, Warren Kitzmiller, Anne Donahue, Linda Martin, and Scott Wheeler in an effort to make Vermont a party to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, but it died in the Government Operations committee[4].

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References

  1. ^ Burlington IRV Vote, Ballot Access News, March 5, 2005 – Volume 20, Number 11.
  2. ^ IRV bill headed to Senate floor, Terri Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press, April 13th 2007.
  3. ^ Overview and Summary Losing the Vote: The Impact of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States, Human Rights Watch.
  4. ^ H.0373, The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System.
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