To the editor: Sens. White and Clarkson say no to Voter ID, yes to out-of-state criminals voting in Vt.
The Chester Telegraph | Feb 18, 2026 | Comments 2
White snarkily said, “I’m not doin’ that,” despite a Pew poll that showed 83% of Americans support requiring voters to show a photo ID when voting, and another Gallup poll showing 84% support the policy, both polls showing landslide majorities across party lines. As a CNN reporter commented when reporting these numbers, “It’s not controversial.” It’s just common sense.
White and Clarkson wouldn’t discuss voter ID, but they were willing to consider allowing out-of-state criminals, like the drug dealers coming into Vermont from Massachusetts, New York, and other places, who are caught, convicted and imprisoned in Vermont to vote in Vermont, just like we allow out-of-state college students to vote here if they so choose.
I can’t imagine two more out of touch people who are not listening to their constituents, and clearly not representing the best interests of their communities.
Stuart Lindberg
Cavendish
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I think their record shows both senators serve themselves not their constituents.
I agree with Stu Lindberg. I watched the Senate hearing on S298 VT Voting Act. I sent in a question about language in the Bill that would allow ANYONE 65 or older to be brought a ballot out to their car in a parking lot or street by ONE election official. The official would wait for the voter to fill out the ballot and bring it back into the polling location and insert into the black box vote tabulator. My question to Sen White and Clarkson is: How does the official check the identity and verify the age of the voter without an ID? How is the ballot secure when ONE official can collect and transport ballots with no signature verification, ID or checklist verification that the voter is even a resident, never mind over 65 and a registered voter? My question fell on deaf ears, except for the sarcastic remarks that Stu referenced “I’m not doing that”. Appalling! Vermont election officials have no legal avenue to audit any of the votes or methods. The Bill also creates new and serious criminal and civil penalties if a voter “feels” intimidated by an election worker who may ask for identification. This creates a CHILLING effect on Justices of the Peace and BCA members who want to secure our elections. These issues are “features” of the Bill, not side effects of trying to make it easy for citizens to vote. Every voter should care about this if you want your vote to count and not be cancelled out by an illegitimate ballot.