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Chittenden Lawmaker's Bill Would Bring Electronic Voting In Vermont House

An aerial shot of the House floor on the opening day of the Vermont Legislature in 2019.
Oliver Parini
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For VPR
An aerial shot of the House floor on the opening day of the Vermont Legislature in 2019.

Vermont's House of Representatives is one of the few House chambers in the country that doesn't use an electronic voting system to tally roll call.

Chittenden Rep. Jim Harrison wants to change that and is sponsoring a bill to implement an electronic voting system as early as next year. 

Rep. Harrison spoke to Vermont Edition and made the case for electronic voting as a way to save time and increase transparency in government.

Broadcast on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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