Vermont Constitution

Governor Phil Scott: VT State House Special Event - Formally Enroll Proposition 2 and Proposition 5 into Vermont Constitution 12/13/2022

From the Office of Governor Scott:

Secretary Jim Condos presents Governor Scott with the official results of the 2022 Constitutional Amendment ballot questions, Proposition 2 and Proposition 5, for certification and enrollment onto the parchment as official.

Prior to the presentation and enrollment, Governor Scott, Secretary Condos, Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint deliver remarks.

Vermont Interfaith Action: Abolish Slavery Vermont 05/17/2022

Debbie Ingram, Executive Director of VIA, and Josh Simon, Board President, interview Mark Hughes, Executive Director of Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, about the history of slavery in Vermont and efforts to pass Proposal 2 and remove slavery from the Vermont constitution.

More information at: (802) 651-8889 | office@viavt.org | www.viavt.org

FOCUS: Does Abortion Belong in Vermont’s Constitution? 04/30/2021

Proposition 5 would be the first new right ever to be added to the Vermont Constitution. Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst with the Vermont Right to Life Committee, talks with host Margaret Harrington about what Proposition 5 says, what it means, and how pro-choice is not what proponents of this amendment consider it to be.

For more information: www.vrlc.net

FOCUS: The Vermont Abortion Law is Bad Legislation - Part 5 10/16/2019

Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst for the Vermont Right to Life Committee, discusses Planned Parenthood of New England’s celebration of Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s support for unrestricted abortion, his promotion of Proposal 5⁠ (an amendment to enshrine abortion in the Vermont constitution⁠), and his support of state funding to promote abortion as a method of family planning.

FOCUS: The Vermont Abortion Law is Bad Legislation - Part 4 08/22/2019

Vermont Representative Anne B. Donahue talks with host Margaret Harrington about the legislative process for H-57, which became the Vermont Reproductive Health Law, aka The Vermont Abortion Law. She gives insight into the difference between the abortion law and the constitutional amendment Proposal 5.

FOCUS: The Vermont Abortion Law is Bad Legislation - Part 3 07/25/2019

Mary Hahn Beerworth, Executive Director of the Vermont Right to Life Committee, talks with FOCUS host Margaret Harrington about the interconnection of the 2019 Vermont Reproductive Health Law, aka the Abortion Law, to the Eugenics Survey and the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger. In Part 3 of this series concerning resistance to H-57, we gain insight into the Vermont legislative process which dismissed concerns for the beginning of life although science has proven that life begins at fertilization.

For more info: www.vrlc.net

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Town Meeting TV Announces Live General Election Results Show on November 5th

Town Meeting TV will broadcast our comprehensive live coverage of the 2024 General Election on November 5th, starting at 7:00 PM. Viewers can tune in to follow the latest election developments on YouTube at YouTube.com/TownMeetingTV, on Burlington Telecom channel 217, or Comcast channel 1087.