Permanent universal mail-in voting is gaining traction in the Legislature

Apush to make universal mail-in voting a fixture of Vermont’s general elections is gaining momentum in the Statehouse.

Lawmakers began mulling permanent expansion of vote-by-mail after election officials mailed a ballot to every registered voter in the state this fall, a step taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at normally crowded polling places. The move helped to drive record turnout in the Nov. 3 election.

Last week, the Senate Comittee on Government Operations voted 4-1 to back legislation requiring local officers to mail ballots to all registered voters in the weeks leading up to future November elections.

Mail-in voting worked well in November, and should be made permanent for general elections, said Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham, chair of the government operations committee.

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