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Should Burlington Reinstate Ranked-Choice Voting?

A white sign that says "vote here" on a brick street in Burlington.
Liam Elder-Connors
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VPR File
On Town Meeting Day, Mar. 2, voters in Burlington will decide whether to reinstate ranked-choice voting.

It came. It went. And now, on Town Meeting Day, voters in Burlington will decide whether to reinstate ranked-choice voting. This hour, we weigh the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting, and we answer your questions.Our guests are:

  • Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)
  • Kurt Wright, former Burlington City Council president and former Republican state representative for Chittenden County 
  • Steve Mistler, chief political correspondent at Maine Public Radio

Broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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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."
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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