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How did Vermonters vote? Recapping Vermont's Town Meeting Day 2023

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Matthew F Smith
Published March 7, 2023 at 1:01 PM EST
lawn signs for and against a town meeting article in Brattleboro stand in dull winter-brown lawn in front of a single-story American Legion brick building, with sign-holders facing away from the camera waving their posters toward voters in a nearby parking lot
Howard Weiss-Tisman
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Vermont Public
Brattleboro is one of three Vermont municipalities considering ballot measures limiting "no cause" evictions on Town Meeting Day. The question, also being considered in Essex and Winooski, is a response to Vermont’s ongoing housing crisis.

For many Vermont communities, their 2023 Town Meetings have now passed. So, how did Vermonters vote on budgets, ballot items and other big-ticket local issues? We'll get a recap of major Town Meeting take-aways.

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Broadcast live on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Matthew F Smith
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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