Elections and Voting

League of Women Voters^®
of the Upper Valley

How to Register. Where to Vote. Sample ballots. Where to hear the Canidates.

Information about voting and registration in

New Hampshire and

Vermont

Voter Information. See and Hear Candidates. Register to Vote. Machine Voting.

Voter Information

FOR UPPER VALLEY VOTERS, go to This Election to find national and local candidate statements on the issues and general information about campaigns.
For more general information Vote411.org - a summary of all election information provided by the League of Women Voters Education Fund. Specific information for:

New Hampshire
Vermont

New Hampshire 2010 Election Dates:

General Election - November 2, 2010
Absentee ballots - must reach Town Clerk by 5 pm on election day, Nov 2.

Vermont 2010 Election Dates:

Start of Early Voting - September 20, 2010 (Ballots available at Town Clerk's office)
Final date for Registration - October 28, 2010
Last day to return early-voter ballot -- Nov 1 (5 pm)
General Election - November 2, 2010

See and Hear the Candidates -- TV and Radio forums

List of television and radio forums with the candidates on Upper Valley ballots for Governor, US House and US Senate contests.

Register to Vote / Where to Vote in the Upper Valley / Polling Hours

Are you registered to vote? Do you want to change your party, your address, your name? How to register to vote? Where do you vote in:

New Hampshire (or in PDF format - 34K)
Vermont (or in PDF format - 31K)

Machine Voting

In March 2008 The LWVUV hosted representatives from the NH and VT Departments of States for a talk entitled "Implementing the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)." Their talk covered voting processes in the two states and among other topics, touch screen voting and why that technology is not used here.
NH and VT don't use touch screen devices. David Scanlan (NH Assistant Secretary of State) and Deb Markowitz (VT Secretary of State) felt it was clear how wise we were in sticking with the low-tech scanner ballot machines (or hand count) that we use for several reasons: first, they save a LOT of money, headaches and repairs, and they have much greater security. Both States have put the Money intended for purchase of machines into a special fund for education, helping poll workers, etc.
Now, problems are surfacing once again.
Many League members remain concerned about the introduction of machinery for Voting which may be introduce a new type of fraud to our democracy. To remain in touch with state of machine voting you may want to read this New York Times article: Trust, Antitrust and Your Vote (published 10/28/09)

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