YVT RTM and School Board
March 13, 2022 BCS started the Youth Vote campaign in 2014. The first "event" we organized was an essay contest at the high school. After that it took a year of asking and reminding school officials before we presented to…
ERRATA / CORRECTION – re: Youth Vote Article
March 1, 2022 Dear Editors, There was a report last week (Feb 28) which contained errors of fact about the Youth Vote amendment The legislation does not allow young people on the selectboard. It allows them on Brattleboro's Representative Town…
Governor Scott Must Sign the Brattleboro Youth Vote Amendment NOW
Youth Vote Amendment for allowing youth to serve in town government and vote in local elections at age 16. Scott talked for half an hour with me and Teena Hayden in February 2020, and he assured us quite clearly of…
VT House Approves Youth Voting in Brattleboro Elections
VT State Rep Emilie Kornheiser has told me that the BCS Youth Vote Amendment was approved by the Vermont House of Representatives on Friday (April 30). But, DAMN! It doesn't go into effect until the Senate and Governor Scott approve…
Are we politicizing our youth?
Are we adults politicizing/exploiting our youth? This article (at VTDigger.org) raises a point worth thinking about... Jeffrey Reel: Children, social justice action and suicide The author writes in response to this article which provides another view... Rob Roper: Exploiting kids…
Democracy: A Work In Progress
Democracy: A Work In Progress By Nat Roy Voting is the most, and perhaps the only, essential part of a democracy, or a constitutional republic, and as such, is one of the main rights guaranteed to a citizen within itself.…
Youth Suffrage
Youth Suffrage By Everest Whitman Youth should have the right to vote. I’m not saying that we should allow young children to vote. I would set the line somewhat arbitrarily at 14. Teenagers are citizens and members of society just…
Suffrage for an Unheard Minority
Suffrage for an Unheard Minority By Benjamin Knapp My name is Benjamin Knapp. I am an 18 year old citizen of Brattleboro, Vermont, where I have lived my entire life. And 2 years ago, I would have liked to vote.…